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MutualFirst Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings

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  • Source: MutualFirst Financial, Inc.
  • On 4:00 pm EDT, Wednesday October 21, 2009

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MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MutualFirst Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: MFSF - News), the holding company of MutualBank (the "Bank"), announced today that net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $791,000, or $.12 for basic and diluted earnings per common share. This compared to net income for the same period in 2008 of $359,000, or $.06 for basic and diluted earnings per common share. Annualized return on assets was .23% and return on average tangible common equity was 3.48% for the third quarter of 2009 compared to .11% and 1.77% respectively, for the same period last year.

Net income available to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $3.0 million, or $.44 for basic and diluted earnings per common share. This compared to net income for the comparable period in 2008 of $2.7 million, or $.58 for basic and diluted earnings per share. Annualized return on average assets was .28% and return on average tangible common equity was 4.39% for the first nine months of 2009 compared to .34% and 4.91% respectively, for the same period last year.

"The economic environment continues to present significant challenges. Despite the challenges, we continue to produce income while managing difficult issues," said David W. Heeter, President and CEO.

Assets totaled $1.4 billion at September 30, 2009, an increase from December 31, 2008 of $8.3 million, or 0.6%. Gross loans, excluding loans held for sale, decreased $44.1 million, or 3.9%. Increases in commercial loans of $4.4 million, or 1.3% were offset by decreases in consumer loans of $2.7 million, or 1.0% and residential mortgage loans held in the portfolio of $45.8 million, or 8.6%. Residential mortgage loans held for sale increased $1.1 million and mortgage loans sold during the first nine months of 2009 totaled $142.9 million compared to $86.6 million sold in the first nine months of last year. Mortgage loan originations for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were approximately $190 million, a 92% increase over the same time period in 2008. Despite the increased originations, mortgage loan sales have led to a decrease in loan balances. Increases in investment securities available for sale of $40.0 million, or 51.8% primarily due to investments in highly rated municipal, corporate and mortgage-backed securities and cash and cash equivalents of $14.7 million helped offset the decreases in the loan portfolio.

Allowance for loan losses was $16.6 million at September 30, 2009, an increase of $1.5 million from December 31, 2008. Net charge offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $1.4 million, or .50% of average loans on an annualized basis compared to $253,000, or .09% of average loans for the comparable period in 2008. Net charge offs for the first nine months of 2009 were $3.3 million, or .40% of average loans on an annualized basis compared to $1.3 million, or .20% of average loans for the comparable period in 2008. On a linked quarter basis net charge offs increased from an annualized .36% of average loans for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 to .50% for the current quarter. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans and total loans was 50.68% and 1.53%, respectively at September 30, 2009 compared to 57.05% and 1.49%, respectively at June 30, 2009. Heeter commented, "Our allowance for loan losses continues to increase despite having to navigate through the current credit environment."

Total deposits were $1.0 billion at September 30, 2009 an increase of $68.9 million, or 7.2% from December 31, 2008. This increase was due primarily to increases in certificates of deposit of $65.4 million and transactional deposits of $3.5 million. Total borrowings decreased $59.6 million to $219.5 million at September 30, 2009 from $279.1 million at December 31, 2008 primarily due to the payment of maturing and variable rate FHLB advances.Stockholders' equity was $130.9 million at September 30, 2009, an increase of $422,000, or 0.3% from December 31, 2008. The increase was due primarily to net income of $4.4 million and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) shares earned of $163,000. These increases were partially offset by decreases in accumulated other comprehensive income of $537,000 from a loss of $2.0 million at December 31, 2008 to a loss of $2.6 million at September 30, 2009 due to increased discount rates used to price trust preferred securities in an inactive market. Other decreases include dividend payments of $2.5 million to common shareholders and $1.0 million to preferred shareholders. The Bank's risk-based capital ratio is well in excess of "well-capitalized" levels as defined by all regulatory standards.

Net interest income before the provision for loan losses increased $407,000 from $9.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 to $10.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The primary reason for the increase was an increase in average earning assets of $86.9 million due to the acquisition of MFB Corp in the third quarter of 2008. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in net interest margin of 10 basis points to 3.21% in the third quarter 2009 compared to 3.31% for the third quarter 2008.

Net interest income before the provision for loan losses increased $8.0 million from $23.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 to $30.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As mentioned above, the primary reason for the increase was an increase in average earning assets of $307.7 million due to the acquisition of MFB Corp in the third quarter of 2008. In addition, net interest margin increased 7 basis points to 3.22% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 3.15% for the comparable period in 2008.

The provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.7 million, an increase from $738,000 for last year's comparable period. The increase was due primarily to an increased loan portfolio, increased net charge offs, increased non-performing loans and increased delinquencies over the comparable period in 2008. Non-performing loans to total loans at September 30, 2009 were 3.02% compared to 2.60% at June 30, 2009. This increase in non-performing loans was primarily due to an increased level of non-performing residential property loans. Non-performing assets to total assets were 2.74% at September 30, 2009 compared to 2.41% at June 30, 2009.

The provision for loan losses for the first nine months of 2009 was $4.9 million, an increase from $2.6 million for last year's comparable period. This increase was due primarily to the above mentioned reasons.

Non-interest income increased $2.5 million to $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. The increase was primarily due to an increase in gain on sale of investments of $2.8 million due to an impairment charge on securities taken in the third quarter of 2008 with no similar impairment charges taken in the current period. Other increases in the quarter included increases in service fees on transaction accounts of $141,000, increases in commission income of $119,000 and increases in cash surrender value of life insurance of $28,000. Most of these other increases are due to the acquisition of MFB Corp which occurred in the third quarter of 2008. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in gains on sales and servicing of loans sold of $530,000 and a decrease in other income of $19,000.

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 non-interest income increased $6.0 to $11.4 million compared to $5.3 million for the same period in 2008. The reasons for the increases are primarily due to the acquisition of MFB Corp in the third quarter 2008 and the impairment charge taken in the third quarter of 2008.

Non-interest expense increased $813,000 to $10.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $10.1 million for the same period in 2008. Increases in current quarter non-interest expense compared to the same period in 2008 include increases in salaries and employee benefits of $545,000 which was primarily due to commissions paid for mortgage origination. Other increases included increases in occupancy and equipment expense of $171,000, increases in data processing of $29,000, increases in deposit insurance of $222,000, increases in software subscriptions and maintenance of $68,000 and increases in intangible amortization of $84,000. Most of the increases are due to the acquisition of MFB Corp which occurred in the third quarter of 2008. These increases were partially offset by decreases in professional fees of $71,000, decreases in marketing expense of $36,000 and decreases in other expenses of $199,000.

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 non-interest expense increased $9.1 million to $32.6 million compared to $23.5 million for the same period in 2008. The reasons for the increase are due to the acquisition of MFB Corp in the third quarter of 2008.

MutualFirst Financial, Inc. and MutualBank, an Indiana-based financial institution, has thirty-three full-service retail financial centers in Delaware, Elkhart, Grant, Kosciusko, Randolph, St. Joseph and Wabash Counties in Indiana. MutualBank also has two Wealth Management and Trust offices located in Carmel and Crawfordsville, Indiana and a loan origination office in New Buffalo, Michigan. MutualBank is a leading residential lender in each of the market areas it serves, and provides a full range of financial services including wealth management and trust services and Internet banking services. The Company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "MFSF" and can be found on the internet at www.bankwithmutual.com.

Statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

                            MUTUALFIRST  FINANCIAL INC.

    Selected Financial Condition Data (Unaudited):
                                                 September 30,  December 31,
                                                     2009          2008
                                                 ------------   -----------
                                                     (000)         (000)

    Total Assets                                  $1,397,154    $1,388,827

    Cash and cash equivalents                         54,406        39,703

    Loans held for sale                                2,658         1,541

    Loans receivable, net                          1,067,515     1,113,132

    Investment securities held to maturity             9,011         9,676

    Investment securities available for sale,
     at fair value                                   117,290        77,255

    Total deposits                                 1,031,429       962,514

    Total borrowings                                 219,488       279,104

    Total stockholders' equity                       130,937       130,515


    Selected Operations Data (Unaudited):

                   Three        Three      Three        Nine        Nine
                   Months       Months     Months      Months      Months
                   Ended        Ended      Ended       Ended        Ended
                 September      June     September   September    September
                     30,         30,         30,         30,         30,
                    2009        2009        2008        2009        2008
                 ----------  ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
                    (000)        (000)      (000)       (000)       (000)

    Total interest
     income        $17,682     $18,136     $18,825      $54,474     $46,071
    Total interest
     expense         7,439       7,824       8,989       23,527      23,075
                     -----       -----       -----       ------      ------

      Net interest
       income       10,243      10,312       9,836       30,947      22,996
    Provision
     for loan
     losses         1,650        1,750         912        4,850       2,257
                    -----        -----         ---        -----       -----
    Net interest
     income after
     provision
     for loan
     losses         8,593        8,562       8,924       26,097      20,739
                    -----        -----       -----       ------      ------

    Non-interest income
    ---------------------
    Fees and
     service
     charges        1,956        1,877       1,815        5,522       4,340
    Net gain
     (loss) on
     sale of
     investments       60          358      (2,770)         219      (2,633)
    Equity in
     losses of
     limited
     partnerships     (78)         (78)        (45)        (233)        (92)
    Commissions       710          860         591        2,198       1,190
    Net gain
     (loss) on
     loan sales       582          678       1,112        2,364       1,479
    Increase
     in cash
     surrender
     value of
     life
     insurance        385          413         357        1,183         909
    Other income       33           38          52          121         148
                       --           --          --          ---         ---
      Total
       non-interest
       income       3,648        4,146       1,112       11,374       5,341
                    -----        -----       -----       ------       -----

    Non-interest
     expense
    ------------
    Salaries and
     benefits       5,823        5,688       5,278       16,970      12,988
    Occupancy and
     equipment      1,424        1,344       1,253        4,195       3,250
    Data processing
     fees             388          361         359        1,103         869
    Professional
      fees            310          327         381          972         821
    Marketing         408          362         444        1,133         991
    Deposit
     insurance        416        1,045         194        1,849         306
    Software
     subscriptions
     and maintenance  367          345         299        1,045         635
    Intangible
     amortization     372          397         288        1,166         402
    Other expenses  1,439        1,441       1,639        4,196       3,246
                    -----        -----       -----        -----       -----
      Total non-
       interest
       expense     10,947       11,310      10,135       32,629      23,508
                   ------       ------      ------       ------      ------

    Income
     before taxes   1,294        1,398         (99)       4,842       2,572
    Income tax
     provision         52           83        (458)         489        (176)
                       --           --        ----          ---        ----
      Net income    1,242        1,315         359        4,353       2,748
    Preferred
     stock
     dividends and
     amortization     451          451                    1,353
                      ---          ---                    -----
      Net income
       available
       to common
       shareholders  $791         $864        $359       $3,000      $2,748
                     ====         ====        ====       ======      ======



    Average Balances,  Net Interest Income, Yield Earned and Rates Paid

                               Three                         Three
                             mos ended                     mos ended
                             9/30/2009                     9/30/2008
                             ---------                     ---------
                    Average   Interest  Average  Average   Interest  Average
                  Outstanding  Earned/   Yield/ Outstanding Earned/   Yield/
                    Balance     Paid     Rate    Balance     Paid      Rate
                    -------     ----     ----    -------     ----      ----
                     (000)      (000)             (000)      (000)
    Interest-
     Earning
     Assets:
     Interest-
      bearing
      deposits      $31,855       $8     0.10%    $13,985     $44    1.26%
     Mortgage-
      backed
      securities:
       Available-
        for-sale     85,677      872     4.07      36,964     512    5.54
       Held-to-
        maturity      9,255      141     6.09       3,643     127   13.94
     Investment
      securities:
       Available-
        for-sale     26,975      385     5.71      29,535     295    4.00
     Loans
      receivable  1,104,330   16,184     5.86   1,089,002  17,603    6.47
     Stock in
      FHLB of
      Indianapolis   18,632       92     1.98      16,723     244    5.84
                     ------       --     ----      ------     ---    ----
     Total interest-
      earning
      assets (3)  1,276,724   17,682     5.54   1,189,852  18,825    6.33
    Non-interest
     earning
     assets, net
     of allowance
     for loan
     losses and
     unrealized
     gain/loss      126,134                       140,950
                    -------                       -------
         Total
          assets $1,402,858                    $1,330,802
                 ==========                    ==========


    Interest-
     Bearing
     Liabilities:
      Demand and
       NOW
       accounts    $168,341      210     0.50    $159,891     433    1.08
      Savings
       deposits      85,941       64     0.30      75,793      71    0.37
      Money market
       accounts      46,852      140     1.20      43,906     226    2.06
      Certificate
       accounts     636,664    4,674     2.94     547,817   5,159    3.77
                    -------    -----     ----     -------   -----    ----
      Total
       Deposits     937,798    5,088     2.17     827,407   5,889    2.85
      Borrowings    220,433    2,351     4.27     280,693   3,101    4.42
                    -------    -----     ----     -------   -----    ----
       Total
        interest-
        bearing
        accounts  1,158,231    7,439     2.57   1,108,100   8,990    3.25
     Non-interest
      bearing
      deposit
      accounts       95,128                        89,338
    Other
     liabilities     19,754                        21,887
                     ------                        ------
      Total
       Liabili-
       ties       1,273,113                     1,219,325
    Stockholders'
     equity         129,745                       111,477
                    -------                       -------
        Total
         Liabili-
         ties
         and
         stock-
         holders'
         equity  $1,402,858                    $1,330,802
                 ==========                    ==========

    Net earning
     assets        $118,493                       $81,752
                   ========                       =======

    Net interest
     income                  $10,243                       $9,835
                             =======                       ======

    Net interest rate
     spread                              2.97%                       3.08%
                                         ====                        ====

    Net yield on
     average interest-
     earning assets                      3.21%                       3.31%
                                         ====                        ====

    Average interest-
     earning
     assets to
     average
     interest-bearing
     liabilities                       110.23%                     107.38%
                                       ======                      ======



    Selected Financial Ratios and Other Financial Data (Unaudited):

                    Three       Three      Three       Nine       Nine
                    Months      Months     Months      Months     Months
                    Ended       Ended      Ended       Ended      Ended
                   September     June    September    September  September
                      30,         30,        30,         30,        30,
                     2009        2009       2008        2009       2008
                  ----------  ---------- ----------  ---------- ----------

    Share and per
     share data:
     Average common
      shares
      outstanding
       Basic       6,845,697  6,837,751  6,188,036  6,836,345  4,723,430
       Diluted     6,846,025  6,837,751  6,204,883  6,836,455  4,729,045
     Per common
      share:
       Basic
        earnings       $0.12      $0.13      $0.06      $0.44      $0.58
       Diluted
        earnings       $0.12      $0.13      $0.06      $0.44      $0.58
       Dividends       $0.12      $0.12      $0.16      $0.36      $0.48

    Dividend payout
     ratio            100.00%     92.31%    266.67%     81.82%     82.76%

    Performance
     Ratios:
      Return on
       average
       assets
       (ratio of
       net income
       to average
       total assets)
       (1)              0.23%      0.25%      0.11%      0.28%      0.34%
      Return on
       average
       tangible
       common equity
       (ratio of net
       income to
       average
       tangible
       common
       equity)(1)       3.48%      3.82%      1.77%      4.39%      4.91%
      Interest rate
       spread
       information:
        Average during
         the period(1)  2.97%      2.96%      3.08%      2.97%      2.91%

        Net interest
         margin(1)(2)   3.21%      3.21%      3.31%      3.22%      3.15%

         Efficiency
          Ratio        78.81%     78.23%     92.57%     77.10%     82.96%

        Ratio of
         average
         interest-
         earning
         assets to
         average
         interest-
         bearing
         liabilities  110.23%    110.24%    107.38%    110.09%    107.53%

          Allowance for
           loan losses:
            Balance
             Begin-
             ning of
             period   $16,348    $15,590     $8,604    $15,107     $8,352
            Charge
             offs:
              One- to
               four-
               family     218        431        226        749        341
              Multi-
               family       0          0          0          0          0
              Commercial
               Real
               estate     585        172        140      1,122        324
              Construc-
               tion or
               development  0          0          0          0          0
              Consumer
               loans      779        721        462      2,160      1,551
              Commercial
               business
               loans        0         26          0         83         30
                            -         --          -         --         --
                Sub-
                 total  1,582      1,350        828      4,114      2,246

            Recoveries:
              One- to
               four-
               family       0         17          5         94         42
              Multi-
               family       0          0          0          0          0
              Commercial
               real
               estate      35        143        314        178        314
              Construc-
               tion or
               development  0          0          0          0          0
              Consumer
               loans      169        198        256        503        487
              Commercial
               business
               loans       0          0          0          2         57
                           -          -          -          -         --
                Sub-
                 total   204        358        575        777        900

      Net charge offs  1,378        992        253      3,337      1,346
      Acquired with
       MFB Financial
       acquisition                           2,954                 2,954
      Additions charged
       to operations   1,650      1,750        912      4,850      2,257
                       -----      -----        ---      -----      -----
      Balance end
       of period     $16,620    $16,348    $12,217    $16,620    $12,217
                     =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

        Net loan
         charge-offs
         to average
         loans (1)      0.50%      0.36%      0.09%      0.40%      0.20%



                               September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
                                  2009          2009         2008
                                  ----          ----         ----

    Total shares outstanding     6,984,754  6,984,754      6,994,754
    Tangible book value
     per share                      $13.22     $12.96         $12.47
    Tangible common equity to
     tangible assets                  6.85%      6.79%          6.40%

     Nonperforming assets (000's)
      Non-accrual loans
          One- to four- family     $16,100    $13,186         $6,413
          Commercial real estate     9,269      8,692          4,987
          Consumer loans             3,501      2,788          1,502
          Commercial business
           loans                     2,192      2,852          4,350
                                     -----      -----          -----
                Total non-accrual
                  loans             31,062     27,518         17,252
        Accruing loans past due
         90 days or more             1,266      1,039          1,138
        Restructured loans             463        100            103
                                       ---        ---            ---
                  Total
                   nonperforming
                   loans            32,791     28,657         18,493
        Real estate owned            4,095      3,176          2,818
        Other repossessed assets     1,440      1,499          1,671
                                     -----      -----          -----
                     Total
                      nonperforming
                      assets       $38,326    $33,332        $22,982

    Asset Quality Ratios:
        Non-performing assets
         to total assets              2.74%      2.41%          1.64%
        Non-performing loans to
         total loans                  3.02%      2.60%          1.63%
        Allowance for loan losses
         to non-performing loans     50.68%     57.05%         66.06%
        Allowance for loan losses
         to loans receivable          1.53%      1.49%          1.08%


    (1) Ratios for the three month and nine month periods have been
        annualized.

    (2) Net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

    (3) Calculated net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts, loans in
        process and loss reserves.

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