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FISHERS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Internet Bancorp (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: INBK), the parent company of First Internet Bank (the “Bank”), announced today financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Key Business Updates

• Revenue Momentum: Growth in net interest income (up 26%) and fully-taxable equivalent (“FTE”) net interest margin (now 2.45%) drove quarterly revenue up 21% year-over-year to $43.1 million. When combined with well-managed expenses, pre-provision net revenue grew 51% year-over-year.
• Credit Trends: Provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2026 of $16.3 million. The provision reflects our quarterly CECL re-measurement of expected lifetime losses for the portfolio, based on observed credit performance and updates to current conditions. During the first quarter, ongoing proactive credit actions continued to drive progress in resolving problem credits. Notably, nonaccrual unguaranteed SBA and franchise finance balances declined from the fourth quarter of 2025.
• Strong Loan Production: Commercial loan production remained strong during the first quarter led by construction and single tenant lease financing. Additionally, loan pipelines at the end of the quarter were solid, setting the stage for continued loan growth as we move through 2026.

First Quarter 2026 Financial Performance

• Net income of $2.5 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.29, up 166% and 164%, respectively, from the prior year period
• Total revenue of $43.1 million, which increased 21% from the prior year period
• Net interest income of $31.6 million and FTE net interest income of $32.8 million ¹, increased 26% and 25%, respectively, over the prior year period
• Net interest margin of 2.36% and FTE net interest margin of 2.45% ¹, both increased 54 basis points (“bps”) from the prior year period
• Noninterest income of $11.5 million, which increased 10% from the prior year period
• Pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”) of $18.1 million ¹, which increased 51% from the prior year period
• Total loan balances of $3.8 billion, up $29.1 million, or 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2025
  • The yield on the loan portfolio increased 37 bps from the prior year period to 6.36%
  • Strong loan production partially offset by elevated payoffs and maturities
• Total deposits of $5.0 billion, up $141.8 million, or 3%, from the fourth quarter of 2025
  • Continued growth in fintech deposits, allowing higher-cost CDs and brokered deposits to mature
  • The cost of interest-bearing deposits declined 56 bps from the prior year period to 3.45%
  • Approximately $1.5 billion of fintech deposits moved off-balance sheet into a deposit network, providing flexibility to manage the size of the balance sheet
  • Loans to deposits ratio of 75.8%
• Provision for credit losses of $16.3 million, up $4.3 million, or 36.1%, from the fourth quarter of 2025
• Net charge-offs to average loans of 1.65%, slightly improved from 1.68% in the fourth quarter of 2025
• Nonperforming loans (“NPLs”) to total loans of 1.63%; allowance for credit losses - loans ("ACL") to total loans of 1.50%
  • Increase in NPLs consisted primarily of fully-guaranteed SBA 7(a) balances and accruing loans past due 90 days or more, partially offset by lower nonaccrual franchise finance loans
  • NPLs / total loans of 1.22% ¹ excluding fully-guaranteed balances
  • ACL to NPLs of 92%; or 122% ¹ excluding fully-guaranteed balances
• Tangible common equity to tangible assets of 6.24% ¹, and 6.99% ¹ ex-AOCI and adjusted for normalized cash balances; CET1 ratio of 8.97% ²; total capital ratio of 12.50% ²
• Tangible book value per share of $40.87 ¹, consistent with the fourth quarter of 2025

¹ This information represents a non-GAAP financial measure. For a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, see the section below entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

² Regulatory capital ratios are preliminary pending filing of the Company’s regulatory reports

“We kicked off the new year with strong first quarter results, demonstrating the resilience of our diversified business model and the solid foundation we've built to navigate an uncertain macroeconomic environment from a position of strength,” said David Becker, Chairman and CEO of First Internet Bancorp. “We generated 21% revenue growth, 51% growth in pre-provision net revenue, and expanded our net interest margin 54 basis points year-over-year to 2.45%, reflecting years of disciplined balance sheet repositioning and proactive liability management. We're also seeing tangible evidence that our enhanced underwriting standards and risk management initiatives are yielding favorable results, particularly in our SBA portfolio where unguaranteed nonperforming loans and delinquencies have improved both sequentially and year-over-year.”

“Beyond the strong quarterly financial results, we continued to make strategic investments in AI and digital capabilities that are already delivering measurable results - our virtual customer service agents resolve 45% of inquiries, our fraud detection agents enhance security, and our Net Promoter Scores are well above industry averages. Additionally, our Banking-as-a-Service partnerships continue to grow and provide valuable deposit funding flexibility, while our commercial lending pipelines remain robust across multiple verticals. With improving credit trends, strong margin momentum, and disciplined cost management, we are well-positioned to deliver improving profitability through 2026 and accelerating performance into 2027."

Full Year 2026 Outlook

The Company is broadly maintaining its 2026 guidance. However, management acknowledges the heightened macroeconomic uncertainty, including volatile energy prices and other geopolitical developments, which could have negative impacts. Regarding loan growth specifically, while commercial pipelines remain robust, the Company recognizes that the full-year target of 15-17% may prove ambitious due to higher-than-expected loan payoffs and potential further tightening of underwriting standards due to macro uncertainties.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, April 30, 2026, to discuss its quarterly financial results. The call can be accessed via telephone at (800) 715-9871; access code: 9553116. A recorded replay can be accessed through May 7, 2026, by dialing (800) 770-2030; access code: 9553116.

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 $5.7 billion as of March 31, 2026. The Company’s subsidiary, First Internet Bank, opened for business in 1999 as an industry pioneer in the branchless delivery of banking services. First Internet Bank provides consumer and small business deposit, commercial real estate and construction financing, SBA financing, public finance, consumer loans, and specialty finance services nationally, as well as 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 First Internet Bank, including its products and services, is available at www.firstib.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 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 “anticipate,” “believe,” “better than,” “continue,” “could,” “drive,” “enhance,” “estimate,” “expand,” “expect,” “future,” “going forward,” “growth,” ”improve,” “increase,” “looking ahead,” “maintain,” “may,” “ongoing,” “opportunities,” “pending,” “plan,” “position,” “preliminary,” “progress,” “remain,” “setting the stage,” “should,” “stable,” “thereafter,” “well-positioned,” “will,” 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: 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 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 and industrial, construction, and SBA loan portfolios; competition with national, regional and community financial institutions; the loss of key members of senior management; the anticipated impacts of inflation and rising interest rates on the general economy; 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, net interest income – FTE, net interest margin – FTE, adjusted total revenue, pre-provision net revenue, adjusted pre-provision net revenue, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted income tax (benefit) 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 tangible common equity, adjusted tangible assets, adjusted tangible common equity to adjusted tangible assets, adjusted nonperforming loans to total loans and adjusted allowance for credit losses – loans to nonperforming 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.”