ATLANTA, Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity Southern Corporation ('Fidelity' or the 'Company') (NASDAQ: LION), holding company for Fidelity Bank (the 'Bank'), today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016.

KEY RESULTS

  • Net income of $15.1 million and $38.8 million, or $0.57 and $1.50 per diluted share, for the quarter and year
  • Total revenue increased to $85.4 million, or 7.8%, and $290.6 million, or 18.8%, for the quarter and year
  • Total deposits of $3.6 billion increased by $91.7 million, or 2.6%, during the quarter and $451.1 million, or 14.2%, in 2016
  • Loans serviced for others of $9.2 billion grew by $280.5 million, or 3.1%, during the quarter and $1.2 billion, or 14.6%, in 2016
  • Tangible book value increased to $13.26, or 3.8%, during the quarter and 4.7% in 2016

Fidelity's President, Palmer Proctor, said, 'Our strong fourth quarter and year-end results reflect our continued focus on growth and profitability. The integration of Bank of Georgia, Peachtree City, GA, and American Enterprise Bank, Jacksonville, FL, will provide meaningful presence and relationships in these respective growth markets.

'Organic growth remains our focus. Additional emphasis on systems and efficiencies will provide capacity for continued growth and activity.

'Our team and bank are well positioned to leverage market opportunities and talent.'

Fidelity's Chairman, Jim Miller, added, 'Indeed, 2016 was very good and mortgage certainly did its part. It was a year of consolidating and one of planning for growth in 2017 and beyond for our Commercial and Trust areas especially, while doing so efficiently. Shareholder value and customer service are our guidestars. We are optimistic!'

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets of $4.4 billion at December 31, 2016, represented a slight decrease of $5.9 million, or 0.1%, compared to September 30, 2016, and an increase of $540.6 million, or 14.0%, compared to December 31, 2015, primarily due to steady loan production during 2016, supplemented by loans added in the AEB acquisition completed in March 2016. Total deposits increased by $91.7 million, or 2.6%, compared to September 30, 2016, and $451.1 million, or 14.2%, compared to December 31, 2015. Short-term borrowings fluctuated with the changes in loans and deposits, decreasing by $109.3 million, or 31.0%, during the quarter, and increasing by $33.6 million, or 16.0%, for the year.

Loans

Total loans held for investment of $3.3 billion at December 31, 2016, represented a slight decrease of $30.0 million, or 0.9%, compared to September 30, 2016, and an increase of $405.3 million, or 14.0%, compared to December 31, 2015. An increase in the level of indirect auto loans designated as held for sale of $50.0 million at December 31, 2016, offset strong loan production for the quarter as average loans increased by $56.6 million, or 1.5%, during the quarter. The Bank continues to generate new business as well as leveraging its expansion through acquisitions.

Loan Servicing Rights

Gross servicing rights increased by $17.3 million, or 21.1%, during the quarter and $14.4 million, or 16.9%, during 2016. Sales of residential mortgage, SBA, and indirect auto loans continued to generate servicing rights. In addition, $13.1 million in net MSR impairment recovery was recorded during the quarter, an increase of $12.7 million compared to the recovery recorded in the prior quarter. The impairment recovery occurred as estimated future prepayment speeds decreased significantly due to an increase in interest rates over the fourth quarter.

Deposits

Total deposits at December 31, 2016, of $3.6 billion increased by $91.7 million, or 2.6%, during the quarter and by $451.1 million, or 14.2%, compared to December 31, 2015. For the quarter, increases in all categories of interest bearing deposits were partially offset by a slight decrease in noninterest bearing deposits due to normal fluctuations leading up to year end. Demand deposits continued to grow throughout the footprint, resulting in an increase in average interest bearing demand deposits of $28.7 million, or 2.5%, for the quarter.

During 2016, money market and demand deposits increased by $352.2 million, or 19.3%, including $133.1 million from the AEB acquisition, as the Bank continued its deposit marketing program, increasing the number of demand deposit accounts.

Borrowings

Short-term borrowings decreased by $109.3 million, or 31.0%, during the quarter and by $33.6 million, or 16.0%, during 2016, primarily as a result of fluctuations in short-term liquidity needs which the Bank manages through short-term FHLB advances and Fed funds purchased.

INCOME STATEMENT

Net Income

Net income was $15.1 million for the quarter and $38.8 million for the year, an increase of $8.3 million, or 122.3%, and a slight decrease of $369,000, or 0.9%, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, respectively. The primary driver of the increase in net income for the quarter was an additional $18.7 million of noninterest income from mortgage banking activities and a reduction in expenses incurred related to acquisitions as the AEB acquisition was completed in the third quarter of 2016. For the year, mortgage banking activities accounted for $16.0 million of the increase, which was partially offset by an increase in the provision for loan losses of $4.0 million. The year over year increase in average earning assets of $782.2 million, or 25.1%, over the past twelve months, contributed an additional $28.0 million, or 27.8%, in net interest income, while noninterest income from indirect lending activities decreased by $3.9 million, or 20.8%, due to the volume of loan sales, and other noninterest income decreased by $3.3 million, or 56.1%, mainly due to lower gains on ORE sales in 2016. Noninterest expense increased by $38.1 million, or 23.4%.

On a linked-quarter basis, net income increased by $2.6 million, or 20.4%, as total revenue increased by $6.2 million, or 7.8%, partially offset by a slight increase in the provision for loan losses of $367,000, and by an increase of $2.0 million, or 3.8%, in noninterest expense.

Interest Income

Interest income was $38.3 million and $149.3 million, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of $5.2 million and $32.6 million, or 15.9% and 28.0%, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. Average loans for the quarter increased by $588.8 million, or 18.5%, as compared to the same quarter a year ago, and increased by $718.6 million, or 24.8%, year over year, which was the primary reason for the increase in interest income.

Interest income for the quarter saw a 3 basis point decrease in the yield on loans to 3.90%, as compared to the same period a year ago. Discount accretion on acquired loans contributed 4 basis points to the loan yield for the quarter as compared to a de minimis amount in the prior year. Excluding the discount accreted on acquired loans, the yield on loans for the quarter decreased by 7 basis points. Year over year, interest income saw a 12 basis point increase in yield on loans to 3.98%. Discount accretion on acquired loans contributed 17 basis points to the loan yield for 2016, as compared to 3 basis points in the prior year, or a change of 14 basis points, due to higher resolution of problem assets and loan payoffs during 2016. The remainder of the changes in loan yields for the quarter and year were attributable to a combination of fluctuations in prepayment penalties on commercial loans and dealer reserve amortization on indirect loans combined with slightly lower contractual loan yields as new loans, on average, have been originated at lower yields over the previous twelve months.

On a linked-quarter basis, interest income decreased by $1.6 million, or 4.0%. The decrease in interest income was also driven by a decrease in the yield on loans of 22 basis points, primarily driven by higher discount accretion on acquired loans during the third quarter due to resolution of problem assets and loan payoffs, as compared to discount accretion in the fourth quarter. Excluding the discount accreted on acquired loans, the yield on loans was down by 7 basis points to 3.82%.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $5.4 million and $20.4 million, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of $455,000 and $4.6 million, or 9.3% and 29.4%, as compared to the same periods in 2015, as a combination of organic growth and deposits added through recent acquisitions resulted in a year over year increase of $198.2 million in average interest-bearing deposits.

The increase in interest expense due to larger average deposit balances was offset by a decrease in the rate paid on interest-bearing accounts, primarily time deposits, which decreased by 3 basis points as compared to the same quarter a year ago.

On a linked-quarter basis, interest expense increased by $217,000, or 4.2%, due to slight increases in the rate paid and average interest-bearing liabilities.

Net Interest Margin

The net interest margin was 3.25% for the quarter, compared to 3.23% for the same period in 2015. Net interest income (tax equivalent) rose to $33.1 million for the quarter, or an increase of 17.0%, as compared to $28.3 million for the same period in 2015.

The increase in the net interest margin of 2 basis points occurred primarily due to lower rates paid on interest bearing deposits as compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The primary reason was a decrease of 3 basis points for rates paid on time deposits during the quarter.

The increase in the level of net interest income (tax equivalent) for the quarter occurred primarily due to an increase in the level of average earning assets of $585.5 million, or 16.9%, due to a combination of organic growth and acquisitions over the past year. The remainder of the increase in net interest income for the quarter occurred due to the decrease in interest costs noted above.

On a linked-quarter basis, the net interest margin decreased by 20 basis points, primarily as a result of normalizing accretion of purchase discounts on acquired loans which was elevated in the previous quarter.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was $2.5 million and $8.2 million, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of $612,000 and an increase of $3.9 million, as compared to the same periods in 2015. The primary reason for the increase in the provision was the increase in net charge-offs for the quarter and year, primarily in the indirect auto loan portfolio. In addition, the provision for loan losses increased during 2016 to reflect changes in qualitative factors and asset quality trends, resulting in an increase in the allowance for losses to total loans of 3 basis points during 2016.

On a linked-quarter basis, the provision for loan losses increased by $367,000, as net charge-offs increased compared to the previous quarter, mostly due to seasonal fluctuations, mainly in the level of net charge-offs of indirect loans.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $47.1 million for the quarter, an increase of $18.5 million, or 64.4%, as compared to the same period in 2015. The quarterly increase is primarily due to a net increase in noninterest income from mortgage banking activities of $18.7 million, or 99.2%, as compared to the same period in 2015. Noninterest income was $141.3 million in 2016, an increase of $13.4 million, or 10.5%, compared to the prior year, also primarily due to an increase in noninterest income from mortgage banking activities of $16.0 million, or 18.7%, partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income from indirect lending activities of $3.9 million, or 20.8%.

Mortgage production income was $23.2 million for the quarter, a $4.8 million, or 26.4%, increase over the same period in 2015. Mortgage production income was $97.3 million in 2016, an increase of $14.2 million, or 17.1%, from the same period in 2015, due to increased loan originations and sales.

Mortgage servicing revenue increased by $711,000, or 16.2%, for the quarter and by $3.3 million, or 20.6%, for the year, as compared to the same periods in 2015, due to increased loan originations and sales, as the portfolio of mortgage loans serviced for others increased from $6.7 billion to $7.8 billion, or 17.1%, year over year.

As noted earlier, the increase in market interest rates resulted in a net recovery of MSR impairment of $13.1 million during the quarter as compared to net MSR impairment of $1.0 million for the same period in 2015. A net MSR recovery of $372,000 was recorded in 2016 compared to a net impairment of $3.1 million for 2015.

On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income increased by $7.8 million, or 19.9%, largely due to a net increase in income from mortgage banking activities of $7.4 million, or 24.5%. The increase was largely driven by a $12.7 million swing in MSR impairment as a net recovery of MSR impairment was recorded during the quarter, offset by lower market gains, net of $5.9 million recorded in the previous quarter. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in net marketing gains due to a decrease in mortgage production of $71.3 million to $756.9 million for the quarter as compared to mortgage production for the previous quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $54.2 million for the quarter, an increase of $10.9 million, or 25.3%, as compared to the same period in 2015, mostly due to increased expenses associated with organic growth as well as recent acquisitions. Increases were noted in salaries and employee benefits, commissions, and other noninterest expense, as discussed below.

Salaries and employee benefits increased by $5.2 million, or 25.4%, for the quarter, as compared to the same period in 2015. The approximate growth in the FTE count of 106 or 9.0%, at December 31, 2016, as compared to December 31, 2015, primarily due to recent acquisitions, drove the majority of the increase in salaries. Also included in the increase is $636,000 of employer taxes and employee benefits, primarily resulting from an increase in both number of employees and the increased cost of employer-paid benefits, mainly medical premiums.

Commissions increased by $3.4 million, or 55.5%, for the quarter due to increases in mortgage loan production. Mortgage loan production increased by $189.0 million, or 33.3%, to $756.9 million for the quarter, as compared to the same period in 2015.

Other noninterest expense increased by $2.2 million, or 20.6%, for the quarter. The majority of this increase occurred due to increases in amounts for writedowns and carrying costs on ORE as well as services provided by third party vendors.

On a linked-quarter basis, total noninterest expense increased by $2.0 million, or 3.8%, for the quarter. Increases in salaries and employee benefits accounted for approximately $1.6 million of the increase. Occupancy expense increased by $299,000, or 6.5%, as additional amounts for hardware and software maintenance costs were incurred.

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.

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(UNAUDITED)

As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands, except per share data)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,
2015

INCOME STATEMENT DATA:

Interest income

$ 38,287

$ 39,898

$ 36,806

$ 34,292

$ 33,043

Interest expense

5,352

5,135

4,963

4,998

4,897

Net interest income

32,935

34,763

31,843

29,294

28,146

Provision for loan losses

2,485

2,118

3,128

500

3,097

Noninterest income

47,143

39,325

29,971

24,886

28,676

Noninterest expense

54,170

52,167

48,125

46,558

43,237

Net income

15,065

12,515

6,645

4,541

6,777

PERFORMANCE:

Earnings per common share - basic

$ 0.57

$ 0.48

$ 0.26

$ 0.19

$ 0.29

Earnings per common share - diluted

$ 0.57

$ 0.48

$ 0.26

$ 0.18

$ 0.28

Total revenues

$ 85,430

$ 79,223

$ 66,777

$ 59,178

$ 61,719

Book value per common share

$ 13.78

$ 13.32

$ 13.17

$ 12.96

$ 13.03

Tangible book value per common share

$ 13.26

$ 12.78

$ 12.60

$ 12.40

$ 12.66

Cash dividends paid per common share

$ 0.12

$ 0.12

$ 0.12

$ 0.12

$ 0.10

Return on average assets

1.37 %

1.15 %

0.64%

0.46 %

0.72 %

Return on average shareholders' equity

16.90 %

14.58 %

8.07%

5.90 %

9.08 %

Net interest margin

3.25 %

3.46 %

3.31%

3.25 %

3.23 %

END OF PERIOD BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY:

Total assets

4,389,685

4,395,611

4,281,927

4,101,499

3,849,063

Earning assets

4,059,414

4,074,834

3,972,492

3,779,885

3,558,669

Loans, excluding Loans Held-for-Sale

3,302,264

3,332,311

3,190,707

3,092,632

2,896,948

Total loans

3,767,592

3,783,928

3,649,736

3,489,511

3,294,782

Total deposits

3,630,594

3,538,908

3,569,606

3,421,448

3,179,511

Shareholders' equity

362,647

347,770

335,870

329,778

301,459

Assets serviced for others

9,207,070

8,926,574

8,699,107

8,336,541

8,033,479

DAILY AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY:

Total assets

4,368,579

4,329,974

4,207,171

3,942,683

3,751,012

Earning assets

4,051,164

4,020,453

3,891,966

3,651,635

3,465,703

Loans, excluding Loans Held-for-Sale

3,323,513

3,266,511

3,161,676

3,023,312

2,873,658

Total loans

3,774,939

3,718,341

3,590,929

3,370,645

3,186,124

Total deposits

3,561,713

3,573,131

3,470,966

3,212,691

3,146,089

Shareholders' equity

354,542

341,393

331,056

308,952

296,195

Assets serviced for others

9,043,167

8,807,270

8,480,382

8,162,343

7,902,116

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:

Net charge-offs to average loans

0.29 %

- %

0.25%

(0.20)%

0.18 %

Allowance to period-end loans

0.90 %

0.89 %

0.88%

0.86 %

0.91 %

Nonperforming assets to total loans, ORE and repossessions

1.57 %

1.54 %

1.66%

2.03 %

1.93 %

Allowance to nonperforming loans, ORE and repossessions

0.57x

0.58x

0.53x

0.42x

0.47x

SELECTED RATIOS:

Loans to total deposits

90.96 %

94.16 %

89.39%

90.39 %

91.11 %

Average total loans to average earning assets

93.18 %

92.49 %

92.27%

92.31 %

91.93 %

Noninterest income to total revenue

55.18 %

49.64 %

44.88%

42.05 %

46.46 %

Leverage ratio

8.58 %

8.48 %

8.46%

8.88 %

8.84 %

Common equity tier 1 capital

8.35 %

8.19 %

8.18%

8.25 %

8.21 %

Tier 1 risk-based capital

9.46 %

9.31 %

9.35%

9.47 %

9.50 %

Total risk-based capital

12.11 %

11.97 %

12.06%

12.21 %

12.40 %

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

($ in thousands)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

December 31,
2015

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 149,711

$ 143,909

$ 86,133

Investment securities available-for-sale

144,310

152,746

172,397

Investment securities held-to-maturity

16,583

16,792

14,398

Loans held-for-sale

465,328

451,617

397,834

Loans

3,302,264

3,332,311

2,896,948

Allowance for loan losses

(29,831)

(29,737)

(26,464)

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

3,272,433

3,302,574

2,870,484

Premises and equipment, net

87,915

88,510

79,629

Other real estate, net

14,814

16,926

18,677

Bank owned life insurance

70,151

69,686

66,109

Servicing rights, net

99,295

82,020

84,944

Other assets

69,145

70,831

58,458

Total assets

$ 4,389,685

$ 4,395,611

$ 3,849,063

LIABILITIES

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
Interest-bearing deposits

$ 964,900

$ 976,178

$ 786,779

Demand and money market

1,214,383

1,175,711

1,040,281

Savings

399,754

341,000

362,793

Time deposits

1,051,557

1,046,019

989,658

Total deposits

3,630,594

3,538,908

3,179,511

Short-term borrowings

243,351

352,603

209,730

Subordinated debt, net

120,454

120,421

120,322

Other liabilities

32,639

35,909

38,041

Total liabilities

4,027,038

4,047,841

3,547,604

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Preferred stock

-

-

-

Common stock

205,309

200,129

169,848

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

692

2,901

1,544

Retained earnings

156,646

144,740

130,067

Total shareholders' equity

362,647

347,770

301,459

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 4,389,685

$ 4,395,611

$ 3,849,063

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

For the Quarter Ended

For the Year Ended

($ in thousands, except per share data)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

December 31,
2015

December 31,
2016

December 31,
2015

INTEREST INCOME

Loans, including fees

$ 36,935

$ 38,481

$ 31,493

$ 143,605

$ 111,626

Investment securities

1,241

1,268

1,523

5,233

4,936

Federal funds sold and bank deposits

111

149

27

445

80

Total interest income

38,287

39,898

33,043

149,283

116,642

INTEREST EXPENSE

Deposits

3,382

3,336

3,308

13,194

11,349

Other borrowings

474

345

133

1,424

650

Subordinated debt

1,496

1,454

1,456

5,830

3,805

Total interest expense

5,352

5,135

4,897

20,448

15,804

Net interest income

32,935

34,763

28,146

128,835

100,838

Provision for loan losses

2,485

2,118

3,097

8,231

4,351

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

30,450

32,645

25,049

120,604

96,487

NONINTEREST INCOME

Service charges on deposit accounts

1,608

1,530

1,447

5,941

4,955

Other fees and charges

1,902

2,305

1,589

7,731

5,356

Mortgage banking activities

37,464

30,091

18,806

101,577

85,540

Indirect lending activities

3,466

2,388

3,774

14,900

18,821

SBA lending activities

1,330

1,202

1,477

5,659

5,265

Bank owned life insurance

458

968

952

2,374

2,440

Securities gains

-

296

(329)

578

(329)

Other

915

545

960

2,565

5,840

Total noninterest income

47,143

39,325

28,676

141,325

127,888

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Salaries and employee benefits

25,808

24,224

20,581

96,684

76,871

Commissions

9,514

9,450

6,118

33,907

27,342

Occupancy, net

4,896

4,597

4,811

17,890

15,877

Communication

1,265

1,328

1,203

4,938

4,336

Other

12,687

12,568

10,524

47,601

38,520

Total noninterest expense

54,170

52,167

43,237

201,020

162,946

Income before income tax expense

23,423

19,803

10,488

60,909

61,429

Income tax expense

8,358

7,288

3,711

22,143

22,294

NET INCOME

$ 15,065

$ 12,515

$ 6,777

$ 38,766

$ 39,135

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

Basic

$ 0.57

$ 0.48

$ 0.29

$ 1.52

$ 1.77

Diluted

$ 0.57

$ 0.48

$ 0.28

$ 1.50

$ 1.64

Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic

26,230

25,993

23,083

25,497

22,137

Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted

26,342

26,127

24,071

25,813

23,863

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

LOANS BY CATEGORY

(UNAUDITED)

($ in thousands)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,2015

Commercial

$ 784,737

$ 789,674

$ 791,698

$ 791,633

$ 703,292

SBA

149,779

145,890

144,083

137,220

135,993

Total commercial and SBA loans

934,516

935,564

935,781

928,853

839,285

Construction loans

238,910

228,887

223,156

205,550

177,033

Indirect automobile

1,575,865

1,631,903

1,512,406

1,463,005

1,449,480

Installment

17,003

19,077

14,722

13,042

14,055

Total consumer loans

1,592,868

1,650,980

1,527,128

1,476,047

1,463,535

Residential mortgage

386,582

370,465

368,706

347,336

302,378

Home equity lines of credit

149,388

146,415

135,936

134,846

114,717

Total mortgage loans

535,970

516,880

504,642

482,182

417,095

Loans

3,302,264

3,332,311

3,190,707

3,092,632

2,896,948

Loans held-for-sale:

Residential mortgage

252,712

291,030

299,616

232,794

233,525

SBA

12,616

10,587

9,413

14,085

14,309

Indirect automobile

200,000

150,000

150,000

150,000

150,000

Total loans held-for-sale

465,328

451,617

459,029

396,879

397,834

Total loans

$ 3,767,592

$ 3,783,928

$ 3,649,736

$ 3,489,511

$ 3,294,782

Noncovered loans

$ 3,286,336

$ 3,315,447

$ 3,171,138

$ 3,071,452

$ 2,874,308

Covered loans

15,928

16,863

19,569

21,180

22,640

Loans held-for-sale

465,328

451,618

459,029

396,879

397,834

Total loans

$ 3,767,592

$ 3,783,928

$ 3,649,736

$ 3,489,511

$ 3,294,782

DEPOSITS BY CATEGORY

(UNAUDITED)

For the Quarter Ended

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,
2015

($ in thousands)

Average Amount

Rate

Average Amount

Rate

Average Amount

Rate

Average Amount

Rate

Average Amount

Rate

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$ 978,909

-%

$ 1,004,924

-%

$ 932,448

-%

$ 786,993

-%

$ 761,507

-%

Interest-bearing demand
deposits

1,179,837

0.25%

1,151,152

0.26%

1,129,179

0.26%

1,051,221

0.27%

1,020,241

0.26%

Savings deposits

350,885

0.33%

370,011

0.35%

355,801

0.32%

358,481

0.34%

369,536

0.35%

Time deposits

1,052,082

0.89%

1,047,044

0.86%

1,053,538

0.84%

1,015,996

0.90%

994,805

0.92%

Total average deposits

$ 3,561,713

0.38%

$ 3,573,131

0.37%

$ 3,470,966

0.37%

$ 3,212,691

0.41%

$ 3,146,089

0.42%

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NONPERFORMING AND CLASSIFIED ASSETS

(UNAUDITED)

($ in thousands)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,
2
015

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

Nonaccrual loans

$ 35,358

$ 32,796

$ 33,435

$ 29,611

$ 27,128

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

-

-

-

1,671

1,284

Repossessions

2,230

1,747

1,067

1,751

1,561

Other real estate (ORE)

14,814

16,926

18,621

19,482

18,677

Nonperforming assets

$ 52,402

$ 51,469

$ 53,123

$ 52,515

$ 48,650

NONPERFORMING ASSET RATIOS

Loans 30-89 days past due

$ 7,090

$ 5,821

$ 6,705

$ 8,180

$ 9,353

Loans 30-89 days past due to loans

0.21%

0.17 %

0.21%

0.26 %

0.32%

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing to loans

-%

- %

-%

0.05 %

0.04%

Nonperforming assets to loans, ORE, and repossessions

1.58%

1.54 %

1.65%

1.69 %

1.67%

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS

Classified Asset Ratio

21.20%

21.47 %

21.79%

23.71 %

25.77%

Nonperforming loans as a % of loans

1.07%

0.98 %

1.05%

1.01 %

0.98%

ALL to nonperforming loans

84.37%

90.68 %

83.86%

85.44 %

93.14%

Net charge-offs/(recoveries), annualized to average loans

0.31%

- %

0.25%

(0.02)%

0.18%

ALL as a % of loans

0.90%

0.89 %

0.88%

0.86 %

0.91%

ALL as a % of loans, excluding acquired loans

0.99%

0.98 %

0.97%

0.96 %

0.96%

CLASSIFIED ASSETS

Classified loans

$ 68,128

$ 67,826

$ 62,120

$ 71,877

$ 74,781

ORE and repossessions

$ 16,471

$ 16,792

$ 16,396

$ 17,009

$ 17,125

Total classified assets

$ 84,599

$ 84,618

$ 78,516

$ 88,886

$ 91,906

Amount of SBA guarantee included

$ 7,735

$ 8,665

$ 5,007

$ 5,226

$ 4,680

Classified assets include loans having a risk rating of substandard or worse, both accrual and nonaccrual, repossessions and ORE, net of loss share and
purchase discounts

Classified asset ratio is defined as classified assets as a percentage of the sum of Tier 1 capital plus allowance for loan losses

Allowance calculation excludes the recorded investment of acquired loans, due to valuation calculated at acquisition

Excludes purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans which are not removed from their accounting pool

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ANALYSIS OF INDIRECT LENDING

(UNAUDITED)

As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,
2015

Average loans outstanding

$

1,702,006

$

1,726,342

$

1,642,829

$

1,419,389

$

1,563,498

Loans serviced for others

$

1,130,289

$

1,152,636

$

1,219,909

$

1,171,453

$

1,117,210

Past due loans:

Amount 30+ days past due

$

2,972

$

1,585

$

1,588

$

1,087

$

1,829

Number 30+ days past due

252

135

129

113

179

30+ day performing delinquency rate

0.17%

0.09%

0.10%

0.07%

0.11%

Nonperforming loans

$

1,278

$

1,231

$

887

$

797

$

1,117

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of
period end loans

0.07%

0.07%

0.05%

0.05%

0.07%

Net charge-offs

$

1,306

$

895

$

751

$

797

$

1,014

Net charge-off rate

0.32%

0.23%

0.20%

0.21%

0.28%

Number of vehicles repossessed during the
period

164

145

120

127

131

Average beacon score

758

758

756

756

757

Production by state:

Alabama

$

11,613

$

18,296

$

21,820

$

19,971

$

17,758

Arkansas

32,789

48,143

44,548

34,340

39,436

North Carolina

13,734

21,874

25,159

19,660

20,378

South Carolina

11,953

14,146

17,031

16,471

13,661

Florida

56,432

71,530

77,108

81,638

95,054

Georgia

29,150

43,948

51,253

47,141

48,241

Mississippi

17,784

26,260

28,414

27,233

27,032

Tennessee

12,963

18,661

21,683

17,529

18,156

Virginia

6,063

8,937

12,546

11,580

12,640

Texas

24,942

31,851

32,522

35,445

36,127

Louisiana

49,849

57,039

60,557

38,430

27,147

Oklahoma

1,780

945

1,238

1,796

82

Total production by state

$

269,052

$

361,630

$

393,879

$

351,234

$

355,712

Loan sales

$

97,916

$

64,793

$

175,991

$

171,834

$

111,683

Portfolio yield

2.88%

2.81%

2.77%

2.72%

2.79%

Includes held-for-sale

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

Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category

Expanded into Oklahoma in November 2015

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INCOME FROM MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES

(UNAUDITED)

As of or for the Quarter Ended

(in thousands)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,
2015

Marketing gain, net

$ 19,364

$ 25,240

$ 22,734

$ 15,162

$ 15,407

Origination points and fees

3,786

3,911

4,101

3,014

2,914

Loan servicing revenue

5,088

4,896

4,631

4,492

4,377

Gross mortgage revenue

$ 28,238

$ 34,047

$ 31,466

$ 22,668

$ 22,698

Less:

MSR amortization

(3,918)

(4,414)

(3,610)

(3,272)

(2,893)

MSR recovery (impairment), net

13,144

458

(8,569)

(4,661)

(999)

Total income from mortgage banking activities

$ 37,464

$ 30,091

$ 19,287

$ 14,735

$ 18,806

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ANALYSIS OF MORTGAGE LENDING

(UNAUDITED)

As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,
2015

Funded loan type (UPB):

Conventional

68.9%

68.9%

65.9%

66.1%

60.5%

FHA/VA/USDA

21.6%

22.2%

23.3%

21.7%

23.4%

Jumbo

9.5%

8.9%

10.8%

12.2%

16.1%

Portfolio Production:

$ 38,907

$ 45,586

$ 47,847

$ 36,462

$ 36,520

% for purchases

61.3%

66.7%

76.8%

71.5%

77.5%

% for refinance loans

38.7%

33.3%

23.2%

28.5%

22.5%

Production by region:

Georgia

$ 532,177

$ 580,170

$ 526,446

$ 341,074

$ 341,115

Florida/Alabama

51,625

52,156

54,231

42,412

44,873

Virginia/Maryland

139,283

160,959

160,644

112,769

109,685

North and South Carolina

33,783

31,332

33,497

27,567

20,973

Total retail

756,868

824,617

774,818

523,822

516,646

Wholesale

-

3,507

40,233

46,905

51,224

Total production by region

$ 756,868

$ 828,124

$ 815,051

$ 570,727

$ 567,870

Gross pipeline of locked loans to be
sold (UPB)

$ 211,921

$ 394,773

$ 387,777

$ 370,497

$ 226,485

Loans held for sale (UPB)

$ 250,094

$ 281,418

$ 288,734

$ 226,327

$ 228,586

Total loan sales (UPB)

$ 758,775

$ 796,379

$ 712,712

$ 547,614

$ 520,742

Conventional

72.8%

70.0%

70.5%

66.7%

63.7%

FHA/VA/USDA

22.6%

24.0%

23.0%

21.4%

27.0%

Jumbo

4.6%

6.0%

6.5%

11.9%

9.3%

Average loans outstanding

$ 634,511

$ 635,529

$ 598,403

$ 495,209

$ 450,263

Includes held-for-sale

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

THIRD PARTY MORTGAGE LOAN SERVICING

(UNAUDITED)

As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

March 31,
2016

December 31,
2015

Loans serviced for others (UPB)

$ 7,787,470

$ 7,489,954

$ 7,200,540

$ 6,894,083

$ 6,652,700

Average loans serviced for others
(UPB)

$ 7,625,384

$ 7,337,291

$ 7,022,718

$ 6,781,135

$ 6,535,608

MSR book value, net of amortization

95,282

90,982

87,652

84,111

82,290

MSR impairment

(9,152)

(22,295)

(22,753)

(14,184)

(9,524)

MSR net carrying value

86,130

68,687

64,899

69,927

72,766

MSR carrying value as a % of period
end UPB

1.11%

0.92%

0.90%

1.01%

1.09%

Delinquency % loans serviced for
others

0.69%

0.76%

0.55%

0.54%

0.59%

MSR revenue multiple

4.14

3.44

3.42

3.83

4.08

MSR carrying value (period end) to period end loans serviced for others divided by the ratio of annualized mortgage loan servicing revenue to average
mortgage loans serviced for others

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELDS

(UNAUDITED)

For the Quarter Ended

December31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Average
Balance

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate

Average
Balance

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate

($ in thousands)

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans, net of unearned income

$ 3,774,939

$ 36,980

3.90%

$ 3,186,124

$ 31,558

3.93%

Investment securities

179,802

1,318

2.92%

217,375

1,566

2.86%

Federal funds sold and bank deposits

96,423

111

0.46%

62,204

27

0.17%

Total interest-earning assets

4,051,164

38,409

3.77%

3,465,703

33,151

3.79%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

32,390

19,346

Allowance for loan losses

(29,335)

(24,919)

Premises and equipment, net

88,361

79,066

Other real estate

16,023

17,157

Other assets

209,976

194,659

Total assets

$ 4,368,579

$ 3,751,012

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

$ 1,179,837

$ 750

0.25%

$ 1,020,241

$ 669

0.26%

Savings deposits

350,885

289

0.33%

369,536

328

0.35%

Time deposits

1,052,082

2,343

0.89%

994,805

2,311

0.92%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,582,804

3,382

0.52%

2,384,582

3,308

0.55%

Short-term borrowings

295,369

474

0.64%

154,772

133

0.34%

Subordinated debt

120,439

1,496

4.94%

120,305

1,456

4.80%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,998,612

5,352

0.71%

2,659,659

4,897

0.73%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities and
shareholders' equity:

Demand deposits

978,909

761,507

Other liabilities

36,516

33,651

Shareholders' equity

354,542

296,195

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 4,368,579

$ 3,751,012

Net interest income/spread

$ 33,057

3.06%

$ 28,254

3.06%

Net interest margin

3.25%

3.23%

Interestincome includes the effect of taxable-equivalent adjustment using a 35% tax rate.

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELDS

(UNAUDITED)

For the Year Ended

December31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Average Balance

Income/ Expense

Yield/ Rate

Average Balance

Income/ Expense

Yield/ Rate

($ in thousands)

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans, net of unearned income

$ 3,614,456

$ 143,783

3.98%

$ 2,895,847

$ 111,828

3.86%

Investment securities

192,274

5,574

2.90%

176,382

5,117

2.90%

Federal funds sold and bank deposits

94,841

445

0.47%

47,106

80

0.17%

Total interest-earning assets

3,901,571

149,802

3.84%

3,119,335

117,025

3.75%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

29,796

16,092

Allowance for loan losses

(27,797)

(24,443)

Premises and equipment, net

86,807

67,192

Other real estate

18,268

18,375

Other assets

203,989

180,578

Total assets

$ 4,212,634

$ 3,377,129

Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

$ 1,128,029

$ 2,910

0.26%

$ 889,985

$ 2,164

0.24%

Savings deposits

359,194

1,199

0.33%

322,385

1,096

0.34%

Time deposits

1,042,504

9,085

0.87%

873,352

8,089

0.93%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,529,727

13,194

0.52%

2,085,722

11,349

0.54%

Short-term borrowings

262,674

1,424

0.54%

215,685

650

0.30%

Subordinated debt

120,388

5,830

4.84%

90,303

3,805

4.21%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,912,789

20,448

0.70%

2,391,710

15,804

0.66%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities and
shareholders' equity:

Demand deposits

925,965

674,114

Other liabilities

39,940

28,724

Shareholders' equity

333,940

282,581

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 4,212,634

$ 3,377,129

Net interest income/spread

$ 129,354

3.14%

$ 101,221

3.09%

Net interest margin

3.32%

3.24%

Interest income includes the effect of taxable-equivalent adjustment using a 35% tax rate.

Contacts:

Martha Fleming, Steve Brolly

Fidelity Southern Corporation (404) 240-1504

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