First Internet Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

First Internet Bancorp (the "Company") INBK, the parent company of First Internet Bank (the "Bank"), announced today financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Commentary

Market forces and the economic climate, both driven in part by the post-pandemic recovery, had a significant impact on the Company's 2022 financial results and frame the Company's strategy for 2023 and beyond.

Loan demand was strong throughout the year. Total loan portfolio balances increased 7.5% from the third quarter of 2022 and 21.2% from the fourth quarter of 2021. However, intense competition for deposits through the most rapid set of Federal Funds rate hikes since the late 1980s drove interest expense higher and pressured net interest margin. Average loan portfolio yields were up 39 bps in the fourth quarter compared to the linked quarter, while the cost of interest-bearing deposits was up 104 bps. The Company recorded a higher provision for loan loss expense in the fourth quarter based primarily upon loan growth while credit quality remained excellent with nonperforming ratios well below industry averages.