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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:    Martha Fleming, Steve Brolly
Fidelity Southern Corporation (404) 240-1504
FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION EARNS $4.5 MILLION
IN FIRST QUARTER
ATLANTA, GA (April 21, 2016) – Fidelity Southern Corporation (“Fidelity” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LION), holding company for Fidelity Bank (the “Bank”), today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.
KEY RESULTS

Net income of $4.5 million, or $0.18 per diluted share; net income per diluted share of $0.33 excluding merger-related costs of approximately $1.1 million and non-cash mortgage servicing rights impairment of $4.7 million
Net interest margin increased by 2 basis points to 3.25%
Total assets increased by $252.4 million, or 6.6%, to $4.1 billion
Loan portfolio increased by $194.7 million, or 5.9%, to $3.5 billion
Loans serviced for others grew by $303.1 million, or 3.8%, to $8.3 billion
Total deposits increased by $241.9 million or 7.6%, to $3.4 billion
On March 1, 2016, the Company completed its merger with American Enterprise Bank of Florida, adding approximately $208.8 million in assets, $146.9 million in loans, $181.8 million in deposits, and two branches in the Jacksonville, Florida market

Fidelity's Chairman, Jim Miller, said, “We are pleased with our core results but not pleased with reported earnings which have been negatively impacted from valuation adjustments related to fluctuations in longer-term interest rates and merger related conversion costs. The systems conversion of The Bank of Georgia was completed this quarter and we have begun the integration of the American Enterprise Bank.  The expected cost saves from these transactions will be aggressively phased in.”


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BALANCE SHEET
Total assets grew to $4.1 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $252.4 million, or 6.6%, and $896.2 million, or 28.0%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively. These increases are primarily attributable to acquisitions, as well as organic loan growth.
On March 1, 2016, the Company completed its stock purchase of American Enterprise Bankshares, Inc. (“AEB”), the holding company for American Enterprise Bank of Florida, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The Company acquired all of the common stock of AEB for approximately $22 million. AEB shareholders received 0.299 shares of Fidelity common stock for each share of AEB common stock, resulting in the issuance of 1,470,068 shares of Fidelity common stock. With this acquisition, the Company added approximately $208.8 million in assets, $146.9 million in loans, $1.3 million in core deposit intangible, $7.7 million in premises and equipment, $4.8 million in goodwill, $181.8 million in deposits, and two retail branches.
On October 2, 2015, the Bank acquired substantially all the assets and liabilities of The Bank of Georgia in a Purchase and Assumption agreement with the FDIC. With this acquisition, the Bank expanded its retail branch footprint by seven retail branches located in Coweta and Fayette counties, both of which are suburbs of Atlanta. The Bank received $266.4 million in deposits, $144.8 million in loans, $2.2 million in core deposit intangible, $9.0 million in premises and equipment, and $6.4 million in other real estate.
On September 11, 2015, the Bank acquired eight branches from First Bank, a Missouri bank, in the Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida area with total deposits of $151.1 million and loans of $29.7 million.
The Company accounts for its acquisitions as business combinations. As such, the purchase price for each acquisition has been allocated to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Fair values are subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of each acquisition.
Loans
Total loans held for investment grew to $3.1 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $195.7 million and $775.1 million, or 6.8% and 33.4%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively. These increases were primarily the result of acquisitions and organic growth. Organic loan growth was $48.3 million during the quarter and $453.8 million year over year as the Bank continued to generate new business and leverage its expansion through acquisitions. The loan portfolio also increased due to the Bank's acquisition of $146.9 million and $321.3 million in loans during the quarter and year over year, respectively.
Commercial loans increased by $93.8 million and $278.0 million, or 13.3% and 53.6%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively. For the quarter, $13.2 million of the increase was related to organic growth, with the remaining $80.6 million added as part of the AEB acquisition. Year over year, $78.0 million of the increase in the commercial portfolio was related to organic growth, with $200.1 million added as the result of acquisitions.
Consumer loans, including indirect automobile and installment loans, grew by $38.0 million and $238.3 million, or 2.6% and 18.9%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively. For the quarter, $32.2 million of the increase was related to organic growth with the remaining $5.9 million added as part of the AEB acquisition. Year over year, $230.5 million of the increase was related to organic growth, with $7.8 million added as the result of acquisitions. The majority of the organic growth occurred in the indirect automobile portfolio as a result of continued expansion in the auto loan market.
Mortgage loans, including first mortgages and home equity lines of credit, increased by $39.6 million and $194.1 million, or 9.5% and 73.9%, for the quarter and year over year, respectively. The majority of the increase for the quarter occurred as a result of the AEB acquisition, while year over year, $118.3 million of the increase occurred due to organic growth. The primary driver of organic loan growth in the mortgage portfolio

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was the Bank's increased focus on portfolio lending as staff have been added and sales efforts were increased on products to grow the mortgage portfolio.
Servicing rights decreased slightly during the quarter to $82.9 million and increased by $14.7 million, or 21.6%, year over year. For the quarter, a much larger than usual mortgage servicing rights impairment charge of $4.7 million was recorded to reflect lower average market interest rates and subsequently higher prepayment speeds due to the volatile interest rate environment and uncertain global economic conditions. Year over year, gross servicing rights continued to increase as residential mortgage, SBA, and indirect loan sales remained strong.
Deposits
Total deposits at March 31, 2016, of $3.4 billion increased $241.9 million and $768.6 million, or 7.6% and 29.0%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively. These increases were primarily the result of acquisitions of $181.8 million and $599.3 million in deposits during the quarter and year over year, respectively.
The majority of the increase occurred in noninterest bearing demand deposits which increased by $98.5 million and $178.6 million, or 12.5% and 25.3%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively. For the quarter, $34.2 million of the increase was related to organic growth, with the remaining $64.3 million added as part of the AEB acquisition. Year over year, $29.5 million of the increase was related to organic growth, with $149.2 million added as the result of acquisitions. During 2016, the Bank continued its marketing program, increasing the number of demand deposit accounts.
Money market deposits grew by $96.7 million and $194.4 million, or 14.9% and 35.4%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively. For the quarter, $42.6 million of the increase was related to organic growth with the remaining $54.1 million added as part of the AEB acquisition. Year over year, $56.9 million of the increase was related to organic growth, with $137.5 million added as the result of acquisitions.
Average core deposits, including noninterest-bearing demand deposits, grew by $329.8 million and $468.7 million, or 17.7% and 27.1%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively, particularly in commercial accounts and through the acquisition of branch deposits discussed above.
Borrowings
Other borrowings decreased by $20.5 million, and $11.7 million or 9.8% and 5.8%, during the quarter and year over year, respectively, as a result of fluctuations in short-term liquidity needs which the Bank manages through short-term FHLB advances and Fed funds purchased. In addition, the $116.0 million in cash from the deposits acquired from First Bank in September 2015 was used to decrease other borrowings.
Subordinated debt increased by $74.0 million year over year due to the issuance of $75 million in subordinated notes, net of issuance costs, during May 2015. The additional subordinated debt was issued to support general corporate purposes and acquisitions.

INCOME STATEMENT
Interest Income
Interest income was $34.3 million for the quarter, an increase of $7.8 million or 29.5%, as compared to the same period in 2015. The majority of the increase occurred due to the year over year increase of $775.1 million, or 33.4%, in loans held for investment. Of this amount, $453.8 million resulted from year over year organic growth and $321.3 million was added as the result of acquisitions, including $146.9 million added during the quarter from the AEB acquisition. These increases resulted in a year over year increase in average loans of $714.1 million, or 26.9%, while the yield on loans (including the accretable discount earned on acquired loans) increased by 6 basis points. Excluding the accretable discount recorded during the quarter, the yield on loans

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decreased by 10 basis points as compared to the same period last year as new loans, on average, were originated at lower yields over the previous twelve months.
On a linked-quarter basis, interest income increased by $1.2 million due to the increase in average loans during the quarter of $184.5 million, or 5.8%. Excluding the accretable discount recorded during the quarter, the yield on loans decreased by 17 basis points, mainly in the indirect automobile and mortgage portfolios.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $5.0 million for the quarter, an increase of $2.1 million, or 69.7%, as compared to the same period in 2015, primarily due to the issuance of $75.0 million in subordinated debt in May of 2015. The subordinated debt bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.875%, which resulted in an additional $1.1 million in expense for the quarter as compared to the same period in the prior year.
The majority of the remaining $1 million increase in interest expense for the quarter occurred due to the year over year increase of $589.9 million, or 30.3%, in interest-bearing deposits. Of this amount, $450.1 million was added as the result of acquisitions, including $117.5 million added during the quarter from the AEB acquisition. The remaining $139.8 million in growth in interest-bearing deposits resulted from year over year organic growth.
On a linked-quarter basis, interest expense was flat, increasing by only $101,000, or 2.1%, as the increase in expense due to the growth in average interest bearing deposits of $41.1 million during the quarter was almost completely offset by a reduction in expense caused by a slight decrease of 1 basis point in the average rate.
Provision for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses was $0.5 million for the quarter, an increase of $392,000, as compared to the same period in 2015. Asset quality remained strong and the trend in historical net charge-offs continued to be low. Net loan recoveries were recorded during the quarter while the loan portfolio held for investment experienced organic growth of $48.3 million.
On a linked-quarter basis, the provision for loan losses decreased by $2.6 million, mainly as a result of net charge-offs of specific reserves in the commercial portfolio in the fourth quarter.
Net Interest Margin
The net interest margin was 3.25% for the quarter, a decrease of 10 basis points as compared to 3.35% for the same period in 2015. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increase of 18 basis points in the cost of funds on the $2.8 billion in interest-bearing liabilities due to the $75 million subordinated debt issuance in May 2015. The increased funding cost was partially offset by an increase of 3 basis points in the yield on the $3.6 billion of earning assets. Excluding accretable discount recorded during the quarter, the net interest margin was 3.06%, or a decrease of 26 basis points compared to the same period in the prior year, due to the increased funding cost described above and a decrease in the yield on earning assets as new loans, on average, were originated at lower yields over the previous twelve months.
Although the net interest margin decreased year over year, net interest income (tax equivalent) rose to $29.4 million for the quarter, or 24.3%, as compared to $23.6 million for the same period in 2015. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to an increase of 27.3% in interest earning assets for the quarter compared to the same period in 2015, due to a combination of organic growth and acquisitions previously described.
On a linked-quarter basis, the net interest margin decreased by 2 basis points. Excluding the accretable discount recorded during the quarter, the net interest margin decreased by 15 basis points due to the decreasing trend in loan yields described above.

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Noninterest Income
Noninterest income was $24.9 million for the quarter, a decrease of $7.2 million, or 22.3%, as compared to the same period in 2015, primarily due to a decrease in income from mortgage banking activities of $6.6 million. The decrease in mortgage banking income for the quarter was mostly attributable to a decrease in gains on loan sales and a higher impairment charge on mortgage servicing rights, partially offset by increased loan servicing revenue.
Gains on mortgage loan sales decreased by $4.6 million for the quarter compared to the same period in 2015, primarily due to decreased refi production volume year over year. In addition, production margins in 2016 were lower in comparison to the same period in 2015, primarily due to competition and changing product mix. Refinance volume made up approximately 28.5% of total production of $570.7 million for the quarter, as compared to 41.2% of total production of $613.0 million for the same period in 2015. Higher prior year refinance volume was primarily driven by changes to the FHA insurance program which caused a large population of borrowers to be eligible for savings from refinancing. Lower refinance volume in 2016 resulted in slightly lower mortgage loan sales of $547.6 million for the quarter, as compared to $552.1 million for the same period in the prior year. Gross purchase mortgage volume for the quarter was strong, increasing to approximately $407.0 million from $332.5 million, as compared to the same period in 2015.
Impairment on mortgage servicing rights for the quarter increased by $2.2 million to $4.7 million, as compared to the charge of $2.5 million recorded during the same period in 2015. As previously described, higher impairment of mortgage servicing rights for the quarter occurred due to higher projected prepayment speeds caused by lower average market interest rates.
Mortgage loan servicing revenue increased by $846,000 for the quarter to $4.5 million as compared to the same period in 2015 due to the increase in the portfolio of loans serviced for others to $6.9 billion.
On a linked-quarter basis, noninterest income decreased by $3.8 million, or 13.2%, primarily due to a decrease in income from mortgage banking activities of $4.1 million, which was driven by higher servicing rights impairment as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. Impairment of mortgage servicing rights was $4.7 million for the quarter, an increase of $3.7 million as compared to the $1.0 million in impairment booked in the fourth quarter of 2015. Mortgage loan production income was fairly consistent with the fourth quarter result as mortgage loan production and sales remained steady in comparison to the linked quarter, posting increases of $2.9 million and $26.9 million, respectively.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense was $46.6 million for the quarter, an increase of $7.9 million, or 20.5%, as compared to the same period in 2015. The increase in noninterest expense for the quarter was mostly attributable to an increase in expenses associated with acquisitions as well as organic growth. Noncontinuing acquisition costs of approximately $1.1 million were included in the quarter, with nominal acquisition costs for the same period in 2015.
Increases of $4.7 million, or 19.9%, in salaries, benefits and commissions; $902,000, or 25.9%, in occupancy expense and $2.2 million, or 23.5%; in other noninterest expense were recorded as compared to the same period in 2015.

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Salaries and benefits for the quarter included approximately $525,000 in staffing costs related to the conversions of The Bank of Georgia and AEB acquisitions. In late March 2016, the system conversion of the October 2015 FDIC-assisted acquisition of The Bank of Georgia was completed. Also included in the increase in salaries and benefits is $1.1 million related to employer taxes and employee benefits, the majority of which resulted from an increase in medical premiums, representing an increase in both number of employees and the increased cost of employer-paid benefits. Additional increases in salaries and benefits include compensation expense related to employee bonus and incentive of $353,000 and expense relating to employee stock plans of $672,000, representing a larger number of officers receiving options during the quarter and greater compensation expense due to a higher market price compared to prior year grants.
On a linked-quarter basis, noninterest expense increased by $3.3 million, or 7.7%, primarily due to a $3.0 million increase in salaries, benefits and commissions, along with an increase of $541,000 in occupancy costs. The increase in salaries and benefits were primarily due to the increased employee benefits costs of $2.1 million described above, and $672,000 for the full cost of the annual tax wage base for each employee including the year over year increase of 129 employees. Also included in noninterest expense for the quarter was one month of acquisition costs from the AEB transaction closed on March 1, 2016. Noninterest expense for the quarter continued to be elevated as the final stage of The Bank of Georgia system conversion was completed in late March 2016 and planning began for the AEB conversion.
ABOUT FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION
Fidelity Southern Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries, Fidelity Bank and LionMark Insurance Company, provides banking services and trust and wealth management services and credit-related insurance products through branches in Georgia and Florida, and an insurance office in Atlanta, Georgia. SBA, indirect automobile, and mortgage loans are provided throughout the South. For additional information about Fidelity's products and services, please visit the web site at www.FidelitySouthern.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by Federal Securities Laws, including statements about financial outlook and business environment. These statements are provided to assist in the understanding of future financial performance and such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Any such statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results, please refer to the section entitled “Forward Looking Statements” from Fidelity Southern Corporation’s 2015 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional information and other factors that could affect future financial results are included in Fidelity's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(UNAUDITED)
 
As of or for the Quarter Ended
($ in thousands, except per share data)
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
34,292

 
$
33,043

 
$
26,486

Interest expense
$
4,998

 
$
4,897

 
$
2,945

Net interest income
$
29,294

 
$
28,146

 
$
23,541

Provision for loan losses
500

 
3,097

 
108

Noninterest income
24,886

 
28,676

 
32,038

Noninterest expense
46,558

 
43,237

 
38,635

Net income
4,541

 
6,777

 
10,690

PERFORMANCE:
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - basic
$
0.19

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.50

Earnings per common share - diluted
$
0.18

 
$
0.28

 
$
0.45

Total revenues
$
59,178

 
$
61,719

 
$
58,524

Book value per common share
$
12.96

 
$
13.03

 
$
12.85

Tangible book value per common share
$
12.40

 
$
12.66

 
$
12.64

Cash dividends paid per common share
$
0.12

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.09

Return on average assets
0.46
 %
 
0.72
%
 
1.40
%
Return on average shareholders' equity
5.90
 %
 
9.08
%
 
16.20
%
Net interest margin
3.25
 %
 
3.23
%
 
3.35
%
END OF PERIOD BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY:
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
4,101,499

 
3,849,063

 
3,205,293

Earning assets
3,683,411

 
3,491,642

 
2,883,778

Loans, excluding Loans Held-for-Sale
3,092,632

 
2,896,948

 
2,317,581

Total loans
3,489,511

 
3,294,782

 
2,723,098

Total deposits
3,421,448

 
3,179,511

 
2,652,896

Shareholders' equity
329,778

 
301,459

 
274,898

Assets serviced for others
8,336,541

 
8,033,479

 
6,900,870

DAILY AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY:
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
3,942,683

 
3,751,012

 
3,098,079

Earning assets
3,639,236

 
3,465,703

 
2,858,827

Loans, excluding Loans Held-for-Sale
3,023,312

 
2,873,658

 
2,298,789

Total loans
3,370,645

 
3,186,124

 
2,656,556

Total deposits
3,212,691

 
3,146,089

 
2,530,988

Shareholders' equity
308,952

 
296,195

 
267,561

Assets serviced for others
8,162,343

 
7,902,116

 
6,742,214

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
 
Net (recoveries)/charge-offs, annualized to average loans
(0.20
)%
 
0.18
%
 
0.29
%
Allowance to period-end loans
0.86
 %
 
0.91
%
 
1.03
%
Nonperforming assets to total loans, ORE and repossessions
2.03
 %
 
1.93
%
 
2.33
%
Allowance to nonperforming loans, ORE and repossessions
0.42x

 
0.47x

 
0.44x

SELECTED RATIOS:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans to total deposits
90.39
 %
 
91.11
%
 
87.36
%
Average total loans to average earning assets
92.62
 %
 
91.93
%
 
92.92
%
Noninterest income to total revenue
42.05
 %
 
46.46
%
 
54.74
%
Leverage ratio
8.88
 %
 
8.84
%
 
9.89
%
Common equity tier 1 capital
8.25
 %
 
8.21
%
 
9.12
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
9.47
 %
 
9.50
%
 
10.69
%
Total risk-based capital
12.21
 %
 
12.40
%
 
11.50
%


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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
($ in thousands)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
125,289

 
$
86,133

 
$
85,615

Investment securities available-for-sale
 
167,574

 
172,397

 
139,727

Investment securities held-to-maturity
 
15,248

 
14,398

 
10,316

Loans held-for-sale
 
396,879

 
397,834

 
405,517

Loans
 
3,092,632

 
2,896,948

 
2,317,581

Allowance for loan losses
 
(26,726
)
 
(26,464
)
 
(23,758
)
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
 
3,065,906

 
2,870,484

 
2,293,823

Premises and equipment, net
 
87,993

 
79,629

 
60,710

Other real estate, net
 
19,482

 
18,677

 
19,988

Bank owned life insurance
 
66,536

 
66,109

 
65,013

Servicing rights, net
 
82,879

 
84,944

 
68,146

Other assets
 
73,713

 
58,458

 
56,438

Total assets
 
$
4,101,499

 
$
3,849,063

 
$
3,205,293

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
 
$
885,319

 
$
786,779

 
$
706,679

Interest-bearing deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand and money market
 
1,130,050

 
1,040,281

 
825,244

Savings
 
355,858

 
362,793

 
304,135

Time deposits
 
1,050,221

 
989,658

 
816,838

Total deposits
 
3,421,448

 
3,179,511

 
2,652,896

Short-term borrowings
 
189,278

 
209,730

 
201,018

Subordinated debt, net
 
120,355

 
120,322

 
46,310

Other liabilities
 
40,640

 
38,041

 
30,171

Total liabilities
 
3,771,721

 
3,547,604

 
2,930,395

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
 

 

 

Common stock
 
195,200

 
169,848

 
163,340

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
 
2,841

 
1,544

 
3,229

Retained earnings
 
131,737

 
130,067

 
108,329

Total shareholders’ equity
 
329,778

 
301,459

 
274,898

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
4,101,499

 
$
3,849,063

 
$
3,205,293

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
For the Quarter Ended
($ in thousands, except per share data)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
INTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
 
$
32,945

 
$
31,493

 
$
25,289

Investment securities
 
1,280

 
1,523

 
1,185

Federal funds sold and bank deposits
 
67

 
27

 
12

Total interest income
 
34,292

 
33,043

 
26,486

INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
3,265

 
3,308

 
2,492

Other borrowings
 
294

 
133

 
177

Subordinated debt
 
1,439

 
1,456

 
276

Total interest expense
 
4,998

 
4,897

 
2,945

Net interest income
 
29,294

 
28,146

 
23,541

Provision for loan losses
 
500

 
3,097

 
108

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
28,794

 
25,049

 
23,433

NONINTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
 
1,370

 
1,447

 
1,083

Other fees and charges
 
1,666

 
1,589

 
1,166

Mortgage banking activities
 
14,735

 
18,806

 
21,318

Indirect lending activities
 
4,264

 
3,774

 
5,979

SBA lending activities
 
1,234

 
1,477

 
930

Bank owned life insurance
 
454

 
952

 
492

Securities gains/(losses)
 
82

 
(329
)
 

Other
 
1,081

 
960

 
1,070

Total noninterest income
 
24,886

 
28,676

 
32,038

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
23,423

 
20,581

 
18,822

Commissions
 
6,230

 
6,118

 
6,160

Occupancy, net
 
4,384

 
4,811

 
3,482

Communication
 
1,128

 
1,203

 
948

Other
 
11,393

 
10,524

 
9,223

Total noninterest expense
 
46,558

 
43,237

 
38,635

Income before income tax expense
 
7,122

 
10,488

 
16,836

Income tax expense
 
2,581

 
3,711

 
6,146

NET INCOME
 
$
4,541

 
$
6,777

 
$
10,690

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.19

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.50

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.18

 
$
0.28

 
$
0.45

Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic
 
24,273

 
23,083

 
21,380

Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted
 
24,841

 
24,071

 
23,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
LOANS BY CATEGORY
(UNAUDITED)
($ in thousands)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
September 30,
2015
 
June 30,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
Commercial
 
$
797,101

 
$
703,292

 
$
579,319

 
$
533,853

 
$
519,062

SBA
 
137,220

 
135,993

 
138,078

 
138,819

 
138,198

      Total commercial and SBA loans
 
934,321

 
839,285

 
717,397

 
672,672

 
657,260

Construction loans
 
200,082

 
177,033

 
154,335

 
146,778

 
134,456

Indirect automobile
 
1,463,005

 
1,449,480

 
1,399,932

 
1,281,978

 
1,251,044

Installment
 
38,543

 
14,055

 
12,236

 
11,698

 
12,209

      Total consumer loans
 
1,501,548

 
1,463,535

 
1,412,168

 
1,293,676

 
1,263,253

Residential mortgage
 
321,835

 
302,378

 
248,697

 
210,740

 
180,424

Home equity lines of credit
 
134,846

 
114,717

 
109,217

 
87,277

 
82,188

 Total mortgage loans
 
456,681

 
417,095

 
357,914

 
298,017

 
262,612

 Loans
 
3,092,632

 
2,896,948

 
2,641,814

 
2,411,143

 
2,317,581

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
232,794

 
233,525

 
218,308

 
310,793

 
241,974

SBA
 
14,085

 
14,309

 
11,343

 
13,474

 
13,543

Indirect automobile
 
150,000

 
150,000

 
110,000

 
150,000

 
150,000

     Total loans held-for-sale
 
396,879

 
397,834

 
339,651

 
474,267

 
405,517

          Total loans
 
$
3,489,509

 
$
3,294,782

 
$
2,981,465

 
$
2,885,410

 
$
2,723,098

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncovered loans
 
$
3,071,451

 
$
2,874,308

 
$
2,617,991

 
$
2,385,489

 
$
2,287,422

Covered loans
 
21,179

 
22,640

 
23,823

 
25,654

 
30,159

Loans held-for-sale
 
396,879

 
397,834

 
339,651

 
474,267

 
405,517

          Total loans
 
$
3,489,509

 
$
3,294,782

 
$
2,981,465

 
$
2,885,410

 
$
2,723,098


DEPOSITS BY CATEGORY
(UNAUDITED)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
($ in millions)
Average Amount
 
Rate
 
Average Amount
 
Rate
 
Average Amount
 
Rate
 
Average Amount
 
Rate
 
Average Amount
 
Rate
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
$
786,993

 
%
 
761,507

 
%
 
$
676,976

 
%
 
$
650,467

 
%
 
$
605,762

 
%
Interest-bearing demand deposits
1,051,221

 
0.27
%
 
1,020,241

 
0.26
%
 
881,456

 
0.25
%
 
843,226

 
0.24
%
 
812,833

 
0.23
%
Savings deposits
358,481

 
0.34
%
 
369,536

 
0.35
%
 
308,503

 
0.34
%
 
301,599

 
0.33
%
 
309,393

 
0.33
%
Time deposits
1,015,996

 
0.90
%
 
994,805

 
0.92
%
 
864,472

 
0.94
%
 
829,120

 
0.94
%
 
803,000

 
0.90
%
Total average deposits
$
3,212,691

 
0.41
%
 
$
3,146,089

 
0.42
%
 
$
2,731,407

 
0.42
%
 
$
2,624,412

 
0.41
%
 
$
2,530,988

 
0.40
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NONPERFORMING AND CLASSIFIED ASSETS
(UNAUDITED)
($ in thousands)
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
September 30,
2015
 
June 30,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
 
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
$
40,202

 
$
34,325

 
$
29,374

 
$
30,756

 
$
32,432

 
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
1,671

 
1,284

 
3,968

 
836

 
1,006

 
Repossessions
1,751

 
1,561

 
1,435

 
1,041

 
1,002

 
Other real estate (ORE)
19,482

 
18,677

 
14,707

 
16,070

 
19,988

 
Nonperforming assets
$
63,106

 
$
55,847

 
$
49,484

 
$
48,703

 
$
54,428

 
NONPERFORMING ASSET RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans 30-89 days past due
$
8,180

 
$
9,353

 
$
7,018

 
$
3,653

 
$
3,934

 
Loans 30-89 days past due to loans
0.26
 %
 
0.32
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.15
 %
 
0.17
%
 
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing to loans
0.05
 %
 
0.04
%
 
0.15
%
 
0.03
 %
 
0.04
%
 
Nonperforming assets to loans, ORE, and repossessions
2.03
 %
 
1.93
%
 
1.86
%
 
2.01
 %
 
2.33
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Classified Asset Ratio (3)
26.27
 %
 
28.38
%
 
17.56
%
 
18.59
 %
 
20.45
%
 
Nonperforming loans as a % of loans
1.36
 %
 
1.24
%
 
1.26
%
 
1.31
 %
 
1.44
%
 
ALL to nonperforming loans
63.83
 %
 
74.32
%
 
74.23
%
 
74.15
 %
 
71.05
%
 
Net charge-offs/(recoveries), annualized to average loans
(0.02
)%
 
0.18
%
 
0.05
%
 
(0.03
)%
 
0.28
%
 
ALL as a % of loans
0.86
 %
 
0.91
%
 
0.94
%
 
0.97
 %
 
1.03
%
 
ALL as a % of loans excluding acquired loans(4)
0.96
 %
 
0.96
%
 
0.95
%
 
0.98
 %
 
1.04
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CLASSIFIED ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Classified loans (1)
$
81,444

 
$
84,093

 
$
47,906

 
$
49,561

 
$
52,684

 
ORE and repossessions
$
17,009

 
$
17,125

 
$
12,750

 
$
13,209

 
$
14,508

 
Total classified assets (2)
$
98,453

 
$
101,218

 
$
60,656

 
$
62,770

 
$
67,192

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Amount of SBA guarantee included
$
5,226

 
$
4,680

 
$
3,970

 
$
5,256

 
$
5,802

 
(2) Classified assets include loans having a risk rating of substandard or worse, both accrual and nonaccrual, repossessions and ORE, net of loss share
 
(3) Classified asset ratio is defined as classified assets as a percentage of the sum of Tier 1 capital plus allowance for loan losses
 
(4) Allowance calculation excludes acquired loans, due to valuation calculated at acquisition
 

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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
ANALYSIS OF INDIRECT LENDING
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of or for the Quarter Ended
 
($ in thousands)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
September 30,
2015
 
June 30,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
 
Average loans outstanding (1)
 
$
1,419,389

 
$
1,563,498

 
$
1,486,077

 
$
1,407,848

 
$
1,389,570

 
Loans serviced for others
 
$
1,171,453

 
$
1,117,210

 
$
1,117,721

 
$
1,091,644

 
$
1,025,569

 
Past due loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount 30+ days past due
 
$
1,087

 
$
1,829

 
$
1,381

 
$
1,098

 
$
1,222

 
 
Number 30+ days past due
 
159

 
235

 
170

 
128

 
132

 
30+ day performing delinquency rate (2)
 
0.07
%
 
0.11
%
 
0.10
%
 
0.08
%
 
0.09
%
 
Nonperforming loans
 
$
797

 
$
1,117

 
$
810

 
$
527

 
$
778

 
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of period end loans (2)
 
0.05
%
 
0.07
%
 
0.06
%
 
0.04
%
 
0.06
%
 
Net charge-offs
 
$
797

 
$
1,014

 
$
605

 
$
495

 
$
866.2

 
Net charge-off rate (3)
 
0.22
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.17
%
 
0.16
%
 
0.36
%
 
Number of vehicles repossessed during the period
 
127

 
131

 
120

 
106

 
134

 
Average beacon score
 
756

 
757

 
755

 
755

 
755

 
Production by state:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
 
$
19,971

 
$
17,758

 
$
20,886

 
$
18,831

 
$
22,056

 
 
Arkansas
 
34,340

 
39,436

 
46,704

 
39,174

 
35,786

 
 
North Carolina
 
19,660

 
20,378

 
21,484

 
20,536

 
21,809

 
 
South Carolina
 
16,471

 
13,661

 
13,339

 
16,021

 
16,273

 
 
Florida
 
81,638

 
95,054

 
98,087

 
91,725

 
96,688

 
 
Georgia
 
47,141

 
48,241

 
54,497

 
52,735

 
60,402

 
 
Mississippi
 
27,233

 
27,032

 
23,424

 
21,281

 
19,537

 
 
Tennessee
 
17,529

 
18,156

 
16,946

 
19,295

 
19,479

 
 
Virginia
 
11,580

 
12,640

 
14,829

 
16,349

 
16,919

 
 
Texas
 
35,445

 
36,127

 
37,673

 
35,739

 
41,527

 
 
Louisiana
 
38,430

 
27,147

 
24,490

 
24,095

 
21,042

 
 
Oklahoma (4)
 
1,796

 
82

 

 

 

 
 
 
Total production by state
 
$
351,234

 
$
355,712

 
$
372,359

 
$
355,781

 
$
371,518

 
Loan sales
 
$
171,834

 
$
111,683

 
$
142,132

 
$
177,820

 
$
219,784

 
Portfolio yield (1)
 
2.72
%
 
2.79
%
 
2.75
%
 
2.79
%
 
2.88
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Includes held-for-sale
 
(2) 
Calculated by dividing loan category as of the end of the period by period-end loans including held for sale for the specified loan portfolio
 
(3) 
Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category
 
(4) 
Expanded into Oklahoma in November 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
ANALYSIS OF MORTGAGE LENDING
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of or for the Quarter Ended
($ in thousands)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
September 30,
2015
 
June 30,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
Average loans outstanding (1)
 
$
495,209

 
$
450,263

 
$
511,317

 
$
449,097

 
$
337,122

Loans serviced for others
 
$
6,894,083

 
$
6,652,700

 
$
6,393,874

 
$
5,942,063

 
$
5,622,102

% of loan production for purchases
 
71.5
%
 
77.5
%
 
81.4
%
 
74.0
%
 
58.8
%
% of loan production for refinance loans
 
28.5
%
 
22.5
%
 
18.6
%
 
26.0
%
 
41.2
%
Production by region:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
 
$
341,074

 
$
341,115

 
$
424,554

 
$
468,795

 
$
342,121

 
Florida/Alabama
 
42,412

 
44,873

 
53,815

 
58,607

 
51,590

 
Virginia/Maryland
 
112,769

 
109,685

 
147,387

 
182,850

 
158,289

 
North and South Carolina (2)
 
27,567

 
20,973

 
11,398

 
8,002

 
3,858

 
Total retail
 
523,822

 
516,646

 
637,154

 
718,254

 
555,858

 
Wholesale
 
46,905

 
51,224

 
66,490

 
70,169

 
57,125

 
Total production by region
 
$
570,727

 
$
567,870

 
$
703,644

 
$
788,423

 
$
612,983

Loan sales
 
$
547,614

 
$
520,742

 
$
744,621

 
$
665,738

 
$
552,085

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME FROM MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of or for the Quarter Ended
(in thousands)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
September 30,
2015
 
June 30,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
Marketing gain, net
 
$
15,162

 
$
15,407

 
$
17,573

 
$
17,099

 
$
19,746

Origination points and fees
 
3,014

 
2,914

 
3,871

 
3,726

 
2,757

Loan servicing revenue
 
4,492

 
4,377

 
4,059

 
3,762

 
3,646

   Core mortgage revenue
 
$
22,668

 
$
22,698

 
$
25,503

 
$
24,587

 
$
26,149

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights
 
(3,272
)
 
(2,893
)
 
(2,489
)
 
(2,581
)
 
(2,361
)
Impairment of mortgage servicing rights, net
 
(4,661
)
 
(999
)
 
(2,215
)
 
2,611

 
(2,469
)
Total income from mortgage banking activities
 
$
14,735

 
$
18,806

 
$
20,799

 
$
24,617

 
$
21,319

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes held-for-sale
 
 
(2) Expanded into North and South Carolina in January 2015
 
 




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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELDS
(UNAUDITED)
 
For the Quarter Ended
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
 
Average
 
Income/
 
Yield/
 
Average
 
Income/
 
Yield/
($ in thousands)
Balance
 
Expense
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Expense
 
Rate
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, net of unearned income (1) 
$
3,370,645

 
$
32,976

 
3.93
%
 
$
2,656,556

 
$
25,333

 
3.87
%
Investment securities (1) 
198,029

 
1,337

 
2.72
%
 
164,456

 
1,236

 
3.05
%
Federal funds sold and bank deposits
70,562

 
67

 
0.38
%
 
37,815

 
12

 
0.13
%
Total interest-earning assets
3,639,236

 
34,380

 
3.80
%
 
2,858,827

 
26,581

 
3.77
%
Noninterest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
28,530

 
 
 
 
 
15,311

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
(27,052
)
 
 
 
 
 
(25,258
)
 
 
 
 
Premises and equipment, net
82,559

 
 
 
 
 
60,979

 
 
 
 
Other real estate
19,894

 
 
 
 
 
22,219

 
 
 
 
Other assets
199,516

 
 
 
 
 
166,001

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
3,942,683

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,098,079

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
$
1,051,221

 
$
694

 
0.27
%
 
$
812,833

 
$
453

 
0.23
%
Savings deposits
358,481

 
304

 
0.34
%
 
309,393

 
255

 
0.33
%
Time deposits
1,015,996

 
2,267

 
0.90
%
 
803,000

 
1,784

 
0.90
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
2,425,698

 
3,265

 
0.54
%
 
1,925,226

 
2,492

 
0.52
%
Other borrowings
251,359

 
294

 
0.47
%
 
229,374

 
177

 
0.31
%
Subordinated debt
120,337

 
1,439

 
4.81
%
 
46,307

 
276

 
2.42
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
2,797,394

 
4,998

 
0.72
%
 
2,200,907

 
2,945

 
0.54
%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
786,993

 
 
 
 
 
605,762

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
49,344

 
 
 
 
 
23,839

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
308,952

 
 
 
 
 
267,571

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
3,942,683

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,098,079

 
 
 
 
Net interest income/spread
 
 
$
29,382

 
3.08
%
 
 
 
$
23,636

 
3.23
%
Net interest margin
 
 
 
 
3.25
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.35
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Interest income includes the effect of taxable-equivalent adjustment using a 35% tax rate.















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