First Bancorp of Indiana, Inc. Announces Financial Results

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Jan. 31, 2020 - PRLog -- First Bancorp of Indiana, Inc., (OTCBB:FBPI), the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank, reported earnings of $519,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, compared to net income of $832,000 in the same quarter last year.  Similarly, earnings of $920,000 for the first half of fiscal 2020 were down from $1.2 million last fiscal year-to-date.  The results partly reflect margin compression traced to the 75 basis points of cuts to the Prime rate since the beginning of fiscal 2020.  In addition, the prior-year quarter included $227,000 of noninterest income from the successful resolution of a troubled loan.  Compensation and data processing costs were the greatest contributors to the 3.5% increase in noninterest expenses between the comparative six-month periods.

At 8.2%, First Federal's tier one capital ratio was well in excess of the five percent regulatory standard for "well-capitalized" financial institutions.  The bank's other capital measurements also continue to comfortably exceed "well-capitalized" standards.  In addition, First Bancorp has paid a dividend of 15.5 cents per outstanding share for 47 consecutive quarters.

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