Merchants Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

Second quarter 2025 net income of $38.0 million, decreased $38.4 million compared to second quarter of 2024 and decreased $20.3 million compared to the first quarter 2025, reflecting an increase in provision for credit losses of $43.1 million and $45.3 million, respectively.
An increase in provision for credit losses was primarily associated with estimated declines on multi-family property values after receiving new appraisals and the ongoing investigation of borrowers involved in mortgage fraud or suspected fraud.
Second quarter 2025 diluted earnings per common share of $0.60 decreased 60% compared to the second quarter of 2024 and decreased 35% compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Tangible book value per common share reached a record-high of $35.42 and increased 13% compared to $31.27 in the second quarter of 2024 and increased 1% compared to $34.90 in the first quarter of 2025.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had $5.0 billion in unused borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Discount window, representing 26% of total assets.
Total assets of $19.1 billion increased 2% compared to March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Loans receivable of $10.4 billion, net of allowance for credit losses on loans, increased $88.4 million, or 1%, compared to March 31, 2025, and increased $78.1 million compared to December 31, 2024.
Core deposits of $11.4 billion increased $744.6 million, or 7%, compared to March 31, 2025 and increased $2.0 billion, or 22%, compared to December 31, 2024. Core deposits now represent 90% of total deposits, reaching the highest level the Company has reported since March 2022.
Brokered deposits of $1.3 billion decreased $463.9 million, or 27%, compared to March 31, 2025, and decreased $1.3 billion, or 50%, compared to December 31, 2024.
On June 5, 2025, the Company completed a $373.3 million securitization of 18 multi-family mortgage loans through a Freddie Mac-sponsored Q-Series transaction.

CARMEL, Ind., July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Merchants Bancorp (the “Company” or “Merchants”) (Nasdaq: MBIN), parent company of Merchants Bank, today reported second quarter 2025 net income of $38.0 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.60. This compared to $76.4 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $1.49 in the second quarter of 2024, and compared to $58.2 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.93 in the first quarter of 2025.

“Despite a difficult second quarter, marked by an increase in our provision for credit losses and charge-offs largely associated with mortgage fraud or suspected fraud that has also impacted a number of other multi-family lenders, we are encouraged by the resilience of our underlying earnings, the significant increase in gain on sale of loans, and the continued growth in our tangible book value that reached an all-time high of $35.42 per share.  We were also pleased to see a 17% reduction in total delinquencies and a 58% decline in loans receivable classified as special mention during the quarter,” said Michael F. Petrie, Chairman and CEO of Merchants.

Michael J. Dunlap, President and Chief Operating Officer of Merchants, added, “We have implemented strategies to address our asset quality issues and to enhance our overall risk management practices to ensure long-term resilience.  We are optimistic about our future and confident that our collective efforts will drive the stability and growth of our institution.”

Net income of $38.0 million for the second quarter of 2025 decreased by $38.4 million, or 50%, compared to the second quarter of 2024, reflecting a $43.1 million, or 432%, increase in provision for credit losses. The increase was primarily associated with estimated declines on multi-family property values after receiving new appraisals and the ongoing investigation of borrowers involved in mortgage fraud or suspected fraud. Partially offsetting the higher provision expense was a $19.1 million, or 61%, increase in noninterest income driven by a robust gain on sale of loans that reached $23.3 million, as well as syndication and asset management fees of $9.7 million during the quarter.

Net income of $38.0 million for the second quarter 2025 decreased by $20.3 million, or 35%, compared to the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a $45.3 million, or 586%, increase in provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025.  Partially offsetting the higher provision expense was a $26.8 million, or 113%, increase in noninterest income that was driven by a 101% increase in gain on sale of loans and a 186% increase in syndication and asset management fees. 

Total Assets

Total assets of $19.1 billion at June 30, 2025 increased by $343.4 million, or 2%, compared to March 31, 2025, and $335.5 million compared to December 31, 2024. The increase compared to both periods was primarily driven by higher balances in the mortgage warehouse portfolios. Total loan balances grew by 2% even with two loan sale transactions in the second quarter totaling over $685.4 million related to securitizations.

Return on average assets was 0.80% for the second quarter of 2025 compared to 1.72% for the second quarter of 2024 and 1.31% for the first quarter of 2025. 

Asset Quality

The allowance for credit losses on loans of $91.8 million, as of June 30, 2025, increased by $8.4 million, or 10%, compared to March 31, 2025, and increased by $7.4 million, or 9%, compared to December 31, 2024.  The $8.4 million increase compared to March 31, 2025 was driven by $54.5 million increase in provision expense that was partially offset by $46.1 million in loan charge-offs.  The increases in provision expenses and charge-offs compared to both periods were primarily associated with estimated declines on multi-family property values after receiving new appraisals and the ongoing investigation of borrowers involved in mortgage fraud or suspected fraud.  The increases were also attributable to certain types of subordinated loans that the Company no longer offers to borrowers.  These subordinated loans have been largely identified and evaluated for potential losses that have either been included in the provision for credit losses as specific reserves or charged off.

The Company recorded charge-offs for 14 customers, primarily in the multi-family loan portfolio, totaling $46.1 million, and no recoveries during the second quarter of 2025.   This compares to $3.5 million in charge-offs and $15,000 in recoveries during the second quarter of 2024 and to $10.5 million in charge-offs and $28,000 of recoveries in the first quarter of 2025.

During the quarter, after months of seeking legal remedies, the Company obtained additional access and information, such as through court appointed receivers, to assess the collateral supporting its challenged loans.  The evaluation of this information contributed to an increase in loans classified as substandard, bringing the total to $417.7 million compared to $323.6 million as of March 31, 2025.  However, during the same period, loans classified as special mention declined by $236.4 million, or 58%, falling to $171.5 million.  This decline reinforces the view that the frequency of migration to criticized status has subsided.  Overall, criticized loans of $589.2 million declined by $142.4 million, or 19%, compared to March 31, 2025.  Furthermore, total delinquencies declined by 17% compared to March 31, 2025.

As of June 30, 2025, all substandard loans have been evaluated for impairment and these loans have specific reserves of $30.8 million, of which $9.9 million was added during the second quarter of 2025, net of charge-offs.  The Company believes that its loan portfolio remains well collateralized.

Non-performing loans also declined during the quarter, largely attributable to charge-offs.  As of June 30, 2025, non-performing loans were $251.5 million, or 2.39% of loans receivable, compared to $284.6 million, or 2.73%, as of March 31, 2025, and $279.7 million, or 2.68%, as of December 31, 2024. 

The Company has been making additional efforts to reduce its credit risk through loan sale and securitization activities since 2019.  In 2023 and 2024, the Company strategically executed credit protection arrangements through a credit linked note and credit default swaps. The Company also upsized an existing credit default swap in June 2025. These credit protection arrangements totaled $3.7 billion in loans to reduce risk of losses, with incremental coverage ranging from 13-14% of the unpaid principal balances for each arrangement.  Despite having credit protection on these loans, the Company also continues to carry an allowance for credit losses on loans held for investment. As of June 30, 2025, the balance of loans subject to credit protection arrangements was $2.8 billion.

Total Deposits

Total deposits of $12.7 billion at June 30, 2025 increased by $280.7 million, or 2%, compared to March 31, 2025, and increased by $766.9 million, or 6%, compared to December 31, 2024. The increase compared to both periods was primarily due to growth in core demand deposits and savings.  

Core deposits of $11.4 billion at June 30, 2025 increased by $744.6 million, or 7%, from March 31, 2025 and increased by $2.0 billion, or 22%, from December 31, 2024. The increases were attributable primarily to growth in custodial deposits from warehouse customers.  Core deposits represented 90% of total deposits at June 30, 2025, 86% of total deposits at March 31, 2025, and 79% of total deposits at December 31, 2024.

Total brokered deposits of $1.3 billion at June 30, 2025 decreased $463.9 million, or 27%, from March 31, 2025 and decreased $1.3 billion, or 50%, from December 31, 2024.   As of June 30, 2025, brokered certificates of deposit had a weighted average remaining duration of 48 days.

Liquidity

Cash balances of $647.2 million as of June 30, 2025 increased by $125.9 million, or 24%, compared to March 31, 2025 and increased by $170.6 million, or 36%, compared to December 31, 2024.  The Company continues to have significant borrowing capacity available, with unused lines of credit totaling $5.0 billion as of June 30, 2025 compared to $4.7 billion at March 31, 2025 and $4.3 billion at December 31, 2024. 

The Company’s most liquid assets are in cash, short-term investments, including interest-bearing demand deposits, mortgage loans in process of securitization, loans held for sale, and warehouse lines of credit included in loans receivable. Taken together with its unused borrowing capacity of $5.0 billion described above, these totaled $11.9 billion, or 62%, of its $19.1 billion total assets at June 30, 2025. Furthermore, its $3.3 billion line of credit availability with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago alone could fund 106% of its uninsured deposits, which represented approximately 24% of total bank deposits as of June 30, 2025.

This liquidity enhances the Company’s ability to effectively manage interest expense and asset levels in the future. Additionally, the Company’s business model is designed to continuously sell or securitize a significant portion of its loans, which provides flexibility in managing its liquidity. 

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended

June 30, 2025 and 2024

Net Interest Income of $128.7 million remained essentially unchanged, compared to $128.1 million, reflecting lower interest expense on deposits that was partially offset by lower interest income and higher interest expense on borrowings.

Net interest margin of 2.83% decreased 16 basis points compared to 2.99%. The margin was negatively impacted by a significant shift in business mix, as highly profitable but lower-margin loans held for sale balances, consisting of primarily warehouse loans, grew by $622.7 million, or 18%, and warehouse repurchase agreements grew by $473.8 million, or 35%, while other higher-margin loans receivable balances contracted by a net of $964.1 million.
Interest rate spread of 2.33% decreased 12 basis points compared to 2.45%.

Interest Income of $304.4 million decreased $23.9 million, or 7%, compared to $328.3 million. The decrease primarily reflected lower average yields on higher average balances on loans and loans held for sale.

Average yields on loans and loans held for sale of 6.92% decreased 105 basis points compared to 7.97%.
Average balances of $14.8 billion for loans and loans held for sale increased $479.0 million, or 3% compared to $14.3 billion.

Interest Expense of $175.7 million decreased $24.5 million, or 12%, compared to $200.2 million.  The decrease reflected lower average balances at lower average rates on certificates of deposit that were partially offset by higher average balances at lower average rates on borrowings.

Average interest rates on total interest-bearing liabilities of 4.35% decreased by 87 basis points compared to 5.22%.
Average balances of $3.1 billion for certificates of deposit decreased by $3.4 billion, or 53%, compared to $6.5 billion.
Average interest rates of 4.59% for certificates of deposit decreased by 84 basis points compared to 5.43%.
Average balances of $3.5 billion for borrowings increased by 235%, compared to $1.0 billion.
Average interest rates of 5.15% for borrowings decreased by 285 basis points compared to 8.00%.

Noninterest Income of $50.5 million increased $19.1 million, or 61%, compared to $31.4 million. The $19.1 increase reflected a $12.2 million, or 109%, increase in gain on sale of loans, a $6.5 million, or 200%, increase in syndication and asset management fees, and a $4.7 million, or 101%, increase in other income, partially offset by a $4.7 million, or 43%, decrease in loan servicing fees.    

Gain on sale of loans increased $12.2 million, or 109%, reflecting higher volume in the multi-family loan portfolio, including a securitization through a Freddie Mac-sponsored Q-Series transaction.
Other income included a $4.3 million positive fair market value adjustment to the floor derivatives compared to a $215,000 positive fair market value adjustment in the prior period.
Loan servicing fees included a $258,000 positive fair market value adjustment to servicing rights, with a $487,000 negative adjustment in the Banking segment and a $745,000 positive adjustment in the Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment. This compared to a $5.1 million positive fair market value adjustment to servicing rights in the prior period with a $551,000 positive adjustment in the Banking segment and a $4.5 million positive adjustment in the Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment. The value of servicing rights generally increases in rising 10-year interest rate environments and declines in falling interest rate environments due to expected prepayments and earning rates on escrow deposits.

Noninterest Expense of $77.3 million increased $27.0 million, or 54%, compared to $50.4 million, primarily due to a $15.2 million, or 54%, increase in salaries and employee benefits to support business growth, including $5.8 million for expenses associated with the addition of production staff, which is expected to continue to elevate production, gain on sale, and expenses in future quarters as well.  Also contributing to the higher expenses during the quarter, was a $7.1 million increase in other expenses primarily associated with taxes, insurance, receiver expenses, and legal fees for collateral preservation of nonperforming loans, a $2.5 million increase in credit risk transfer premium expense associated with ongoing credit default swaps that were executed in 2024, in addition to a swap upsize in June 2025, as well as a $1.6 million, or 28%, increase in deposit insurance expense, reflecting an increase in underperforming assets, coupled with an increase in total assets.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended

June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025

Net Interest Income of $128.7 million increased $6.5 million, or 5%, compared to $122.2 million, primarily due to higher average balances on loans and loans held for sale, partially offset by higher average balances on interest-bearing checking accounts and borrowings.

Net interest margin of 2.83% decreased 6 basis points compared to 2.89%. The margin was negatively impacted by a shift in business mix, as highly profitable but lower-margin loans held for sale balances, consisting of primarily warehouse loans, grew by $122.3 million, or 3%, and warehouse repurchase agreements grew by $435.5 million, or 31%, while higher-margin loans receivable balances contracted by a net of $338.7 million during the quarter.
Interest rate spread of 2.33% decreased 5 basis points compared to 2.38%.

Interest Income of $304.4 million increased $17.2 million, or 6%, compared to $287.2 million, primarily reflecting an increase in average balances at lower yields on loans and loans held for sale.

Average balances of $14.8 billion for loans and loans held for sale increased 8%, compared to $13.8 billion.
Average yields on loans and loans held for sale of 6.92% decreased 14 basis points compared to 7.06%.

Interest Expense of $175.7 million increased $10.7 million, or 6% compared to $165.0 million. The increase was primarily driven by higher average balances on interest-bearing checking accounts, and higher average balances at lower rates on borrowings.  

Average balances of $6.2 billion for interest-bearing checking accounts increased 20%, compared to $5.1 billion.
Average interest rates of 3.96% on interest-bearing checking accounts decreased 5 basis points compared to 4.01%.
Average balances of $3.5 billion for borrowings increased $328.0 million, or 10%, compared to $3.1 billion.
Average interest rates of 5.15% borrowings decreased 18 basis points compared to 5.33%.

Noninterest Income of $50.5 million increased $26.8 million, or 113%, compared to $23.7 million. The increase was primarily due to an $11.7 million, or 101%, increase in gain on sale of loans, a $6.3 million, or 186%, increase in syndication and asset management fees, a $6.1 million, or 193%, increase in other income, and a $2.1 million, or 53%, increase in loan servicing fees.

Gain on sale of loans increased $11.7 million, reflecting higher volume in the multi-family loan portfolio, including a securitization through a Freddie Mac-sponsored Q-Series transaction.
Other income included a $4.3 million positive fair market value adjustment to floor derivatives compared to a $2.3 million negative fair market value adjustment to derivatives in the prior period.
Loan servicing fees included a $258,000 positive fair market value adjustment to servicing rights, with a $487,000 negative adjustment in the Banking segment and a $745,000 positive adjustment in the Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment. This compared to a $754,000 negative fair market value adjustment to servicing rights in the prior period, with a $1.2 million negative adjustment in the Banking segment and a $449,000 positive adjustment in the Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment. The value of servicing rights generally increases in rising 10-year interest rate environments and declines in falling interest rate environments due to expected prepayments and earning rates on escrow deposits.

Noninterest Expense of $77.3 million increased $15.7 million, or 25%, compared to $61.7 million, primarily driven by a $7.1 million increase in salaries and employee benefits associated with the addition of production staff, which is expected to continue to elevate production, gain on sale, and expenses in future quarters as well. The increase also reflects a $6.9 million increase in other expenses primarily associated with taxes, insurance, receiver expenses, and legal fees for the collateral preservation of nonperforming loans, as well as an increase in credit risk transfer premium expense.

About Merchants Bancorp

Ranked as a top performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple segments, including Multi-family Mortgage Banking that primarily offers multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing (through this segment it also serves as a syndicator of low-income housing tax credit and debt funds); Mortgage Warehousing that offers mortgage warehouse financing, commercial loans, and deposit services; and Banking that offers retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking, agricultural lending, and traditional community banking.  Merchants Bancorp, with $19.1 billion in assets and $12.7 billion in deposits as of June 30, 2025, conducts its business primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Merchants Capital Investments, LLC, Merchants Capital Servicing, LLC, Merchants Asset Management, LLC, and Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana. For more information and financial data, please visit Merchants’ Investor Relations page at investors.merchantsbancorp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect management’s current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “goal,” “target,” “outlook,” “aim,” “would,” “annualized” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, management cautions that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including the impacts of factors identified in “Risk Factors” or “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

2025

2025

2024

2024

2024

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$              15,419

$              15,609

$              10,989

$              12,214

$              10,242

Interest-earning demand accounts

631,746

505,687

465,621

589,692

530,640

Cash and cash equivalents

647,165

521,296

476,610

601,906

540,882

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

1,539

1,550

1,559

3,279

3,304

Mortgage loans in process of securitization

402,427

389,797

428,206

430,966

209,244

Securities available for sale ($602,962, $626,271, $635,946,
$682,975 and $682,774 utilizing fair value option, respectively)

936,343

961,183

980,050

953,063

1,017,019

Securities held to maturity ($1,547,525, $1,605,151, $1,664,674,
$1,756,203 and $1,291,960 at fair value, respectively)

1,548,211

1,606,286

1,664,686

1,755,047

1,291,110

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock and other equity securities

217,850

217,850

217,804

184,050

67,499

Loans held for sale (includes $91,930, $75,920, $78,170, $91,084
and $102,873 at fair value, respectively)

4,105,765

3,983,452

3,771,510

3,808,234

3,483,076

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses on loans
of $91,811,  $83,413, $84,386, $84,549 and $81,028, respectively

10,432,117

10,343,724

10,354,002

10,261,890

10,933,189

Premises and equipment, net

71,050

67,787

58,617

53,161

46,833

Servicing rights

193,037

189,711

189,935

177,327

178,776

Interest receivable

82,391

82,811

83,409

86,612

90,360

Goodwill 

8,014

8,014

8,014

8,014

8,014

Other assets and receivables 

495,295

424,339

571,330

329,427

343,116

Total assets

$       19,141,204

$       18,797,800

$       18,805,732

$       18,652,976

$       18,212,422

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

  Liabilities

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing

$            315,523

$            313,296

$            239,005

$            311,386

$            383,260

Interest-bearing

12,371,312

12,092,869

11,680,971

12,580,501

14,533,807

Total deposits

12,686,835

12,406,165

11,919,976

12,891,887

14,917,067

Borrowings 

4,009,474

4,001,744

4,386,122

3,568,721

1,159,206

Deferred tax liabilities

29,228

35,740

25,289

19,530

25,098

Other liabilities

231,035

193,416

231,035

233,731

222,904

Total liabilities

16,956,572

16,637,065

16,562,422

16,713,869

16,324,275

Commitments and  Contingencies

Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock, without par value

Authorized – 75,000,000 shares

Issued and outstanding  – 45,885,458 shares, 45,881,706
shares, 45,767,166 shares, 45,764,023 shares and 45,757,567
shares

241,452

240,512

240,313

239,448

238,492

Preferred stock, without par value – 5,000,000 total shares
authorized

6% Series B Preferred stock – $1,000 per share liquidation
preference

Authorized – no shares at June 30, 2025 and March 31,
2025, and 125,000 shares for all prior periods

Issued and outstanding – no shares at June 30, 2025 and
March 31, 2025, and 125,000 shares for all prior periods
presented (equivalent to 5,000,000 depositary shares)

120,844

120,844

120,844

6% Series C Preferred stock – $1,000 per share liquidation
preference

Authorized – 200,000 shares

Issued and outstanding – 196,181 shares (equivalent to
7,847,233 depositary shares) 

191,084

191,084

191,084

191,084

191,084

8.25% Series D Preferred stock – $1,000 per share liquidation
preference

Authorized – 300,000 shares

Issued and outstanding – 142,500 shares (equivalent to
5,700,000 depositary shares) 

137,459

137,459

137,459

137,459

137,459

7.625% Series E Preferred stock – $1,000 per share
liquidation preference

Authorized – 230,000 shares

Issued and outstanding – 230,000 shares (equivalent to
9,200,000 depositary shares) at June 30, 2025, March 31,
2025, December 31, 2024, and no shares for all prior
periods. 

222,748

222,748

222,748

Retained earnings

1,392,136

1,369,009

1,330,995

1,250,176

1,200,778

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

(247)

(77)

(133)

96

(510)

Total shareholders’ equity

2,184,632

2,160,735

2,243,310

1,939,107

1,888,147

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$       19,141,204

$       18,797,800

$       18,805,732

$       18,652,976

$       18,212,422

Consolidated Statement of Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

Three Months Ended

Change

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2Q25

2Q25

2025

2025

2024

vs. 1Q25

vs. 2Q24

Interest Income

Loans

$

255,641

$

239,280

$

284,421

7 %

-10 %

Mortgage loans in process of securitization

5,304

3,743

3,044

42 %

74 %

Investment securities:

Available for sale

12,095

12,358

14,784

-2 %

-18 %

Held to maturity

23,166

24,358

19,799

-5 %

17 %

FHLB stock and other equity securities (dividends)

4,641

4,372

1,277

6 %

263 %

Other

3,552

3,093

4,948

15 %

-28 %

Total interest income

304,399

287,204

328,273

6 %

-7 %

Interest Expense

Deposits

131,375

123,941

179,651

6 %

-27 %

Short-term borrowings

36,981

33,364

11,612

11 %

218 %

Long-term borrowings

7,324

7,703

8,891

-5 %

-18 %

Total interest expense

175,680

165,008

200,154

6 %

-12 %

Net Interest Income

128,719

122,196

128,119

5 %

Provision for credit losses

53,027

7,727

9,965

586 %

432 %

Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit
Losses

75,692

114,469

118,154

-34 %

-36 %

Noninterest Income

Gain on sale of loans

23,342

11,619

11,168

101 %

109 %

Loan servicing fees, net

6,138

4,010

10,827

53 %

-43 %

Mortgage warehouse fees

2,039

1,513

1,524

35 %

34 %

Syndication and asset management fees

9,707

3,389

3,233

186 %

200 %

Other income

9,254

3,162

4,599

193 %

101 %

Total noninterest income

50,480

23,693

31,351

113 %

61 %

Noninterest Expense

Salaries and employee benefits

43,566

36,419

28,373

20 %

54 %

Loan expense

1,142

798

993

43 %

15 %

Occupancy and equipment

2,494

2,351

2,239

6 %

11 %

Professional fees

3,159

2,894

3,556

9 %

-11 %

Deposit insurance expense

7,152

7,228

5,579

-1 %

28 %

Technology expense

2,446

2,374

1,859

3 %

32 %

Credit risk transfer premium expense

4,767

3,862

2,294

23 %

108 %

Other expense

12,611

5,738

5,487

120 %

130 %

Total noninterest expense

77,337

61,664

50,380

25 %

54 %

Income Before Income Taxes

48,835

76,498

99,125

-36 %

-51 %

Provision for income taxes

10,854

18,259

22,732

-41 %

-52 %

Net Income

$

37,981

$

58,239

$

76,393

-35 %

-50 %

   Dividends on preferred stock

(10,266)

(10,265)

(7,757)

32 %

   Impact of preferred stock redemption

(5,371)

(1,823)

-100 %

-100 %

Net Income Available to Common
Shareholders

$

27,715

$

42,603

$

66,813

-35 %

-59 %

Basic Earnings Per Share

$

0.60

$

0.93

$

1.50

-35 %

-60 %

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

0.60

$

0.93

$

1.49

-35 %

-60 %

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

Basic

45,883,644

45,824,022

44,569,345

Diluted

45,929,563

45,914,083

44,698,324

Consolidated Statement of Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2025

2024

Change

Interest Income

Loans

$

494,921

$

556,419

-11 %

Mortgage loans in process of securitization

9,047

4,764

90 %

Investment securities:

Available for sale

24,453

29,172

-16 %

Held to maturity

47,524

40,321

18 %

FHLB stock and other equity securities (dividends)

9,013

2,121

325 %

Other

6,645

9,649

-31 %

Total interest income

591,603

642,446

-8 %

Interest Expense

Deposits

255,316

350,673

-27 %

Short-term borrowings

70,345

18,834

274 %

Long-term borrowings

15,027

17,764

-15 %

Total interest expense

340,688

387,271

-12 %

Net Interest Income

250,915

255,175

-2 %

Provision for credit losses

60,754

14,691

314 %

Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses

190,161

240,484

-21 %

Noninterest Income

Gain on sale of loans

34,961

20,524

70 %

Loan servicing fees, net

10,148

30,229

-66 %

Mortgage warehouse fees

3,552

2,506

42 %

Loss on sale of investments available for sale (1)

(108)

100 %

Syndication and asset management fees

13,096

8,536

53 %

Other income

12,416

10,538

18 %

Total noninterest income

74,173

72,225

3 %

Noninterest Expense

Salaries and employee benefits

79,985

57,969

38 %

Loan expense

1,940

1,949

Occupancy and equipment

4,845

4,476

8 %

Professional fees

6,053

7,655

-21 %

Deposit insurance expense

14,380

10,704

34 %

Technology expense

4,820

3,713

30 %

Credit risk transfer premium expense

8,629

2,294

276 %

Other expense

18,349

10,532

74 %

Total noninterest expense

139,001

99,292

40 %

Income Before Income Taxes

125,333

213,417

-41 %

Provision for income taxes (2)

29,113

49,970

-42 %

Net Income

$

96,220

$

163,447

-41 %

   Dividends on preferred stock

(20,531)

(16,424)

25 %

   Impact of preferred stock redemption

(5,371)

(1,823)

195 %

Net Income Available to Common Shareholders

$

70,318

$

145,200

-52 %

Basic Earnings Per Share

$

1.53

$

3.30

-54 %

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

1.53

$

3.29

-53 %

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

Basic

45,853,998

43,937,665

Diluted

45,921,988

44,082,485

(1) Includes $0 and $(108) respectively, related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings reclassifications.

(2) Includes $0 and $26 respectively, related to income tax benefit for reclassification items.

Key Operating Results

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands, except share data)

Three Months Ended

Change

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2Q25

2Q25

2025

2025

2024

vs. 1Q25

vs. 2Q24

Noninterest expense

$                  77,337

$                    61,664

$           50,380

25 %

54 %

Net interest income (before provision for credit losses)

128,719

122,196

128,119

5 %

Noninterest income

50,480

23,693

31,351

113 %

61 %

Total income

$                179,199

$                  145,889

$         159,470

23 %

12 %

Efficiency ratio

43.16 %

42.27 %

31.59 %

89

bps

1,157

bps

Average assets

$           18,984,925

$             17,831,950

$    17,814,191

6 %

7 %

Net income

37,981

58,239

76,393

-35 %

-50 %

Return on average assets before annualizing

0.20 %

0.33 %

0.43 %

Annualization factor

4.00

4.00

4.00

Return on average assets

0.80 %

1.31 %

1.72 %

(51)

bps

(92)

bps

Return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity (1)

6.75 %

10.65 %

19.55 %

(390)

bps

(1,280)

bps

Tangible book value per common share (1)

$                    35.42

$                      34.90

$             31.27

1 %

13 %

Tangible common shareholders’ equity/tangible assets (1)

8.49 %

8.52 %

7.86 %

(3)

bps

63

bps

Consolidated ratios

Total capital/risk-weighted assets(2)

13.4

%

13.0

%

12.0

%

Tier I capital/risk-weighted assets(2)

12.8

%

12.4

%

11.4

%

Common Equity Tier I capital/risk-weighted assets(2)

9.5

%

9.2

%

8.7

%

Tier I capital/average assets(2)

11.5

%

12.1

%

10.6

%

(1) Non-GAAP financial measure – see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” below:

(2) As defined by regulatory agencies; June 30, 2025 shown as estimates and prior periods shown as reported.  

Certain non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors that is supplementary to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP; however, they do have a number of limitations.  As such, the reader should not view these disclosures as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, and they are not necessarily comparable  to non-GAAP financial measures that other companies use.  A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is below.  Net Income Available to Common Shareholders excludes preferred stock dividends.  Tangible common shareholders’ equity is calculated by excluding the balance of goodwill and other intangible assets and preferred stock from the calculation of total equity.  Tangible Assets is calculated by excluding the balance of goodwill and intangible assets.  Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible common shareholders’ equity by the number of shares outstanding.     

Three Months Ended

Change

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2Q25

2Q25

2025

2025

2024

vs. 1Q25

vs. 2Q24

Net income

$                  37,981

$                    58,239

$           76,393

-35 %

-50 %

Less: preferred stock dividends  

(10,266)

(10,265)

(7,757)

32 %

Less: impact of preferred stock redemption

(5,371)

(1,823)

-100 %

-100 %

Net income available to common shareholders

$                  27,715

$                    42,603

$           66,813

-35 %

-59 %

Average shareholders’ equity

$             2,201,836

$               2,160,169

$      1,824,730

2 %

21 %

Less: average goodwill & intangibles

(8,065)

(8,070)

(8,140)

-1 %

Less: average preferred stock

(551,290)

(552,633)

(449,387)

23 %

Average tangible common shareholders’ equity

$             1,642,481

$               1,599,466

$      1,367,203

3 %

20 %

Annualization factor

4.00

4.00

4.00

Return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity

6.75 %

10.65 %

19.55 %

(390)

bps

(1,280)

bps

Total equity

$             2,184,632

$               2,160,735

$      1,888,147

1 %

16 %

Less: goodwill and intangibles

(8,062)

(8,068)

(8,108)

-1 %

Less: preferred stock

(551,291)

(551,291)

(449,387)

23 %

Tangible common shareholders’ equity

$             1,625,279

$               1,601,376

$      1,430,652

1 %

14 %

Assets

$           19,141,204

$             18,797,800

$    18,212,422

2 %

5 %

Less: goodwill and intangibles

(8,062)

(8,068)

(8,108)

-1 %

Tangible assets

$           19,133,142

$             18,789,732

$    18,204,314

2 %

5 %

Ending common shares

45,885,458

45,881,706

45,757,567

Tangible book value per common share

$                    35.42

$                      34.90

$             31.27

1 %

13 %

Tangible common shareholders’ equity/tangible assets

8.49 %

8.52 %

7.86 %

(3)

bps

63

bps

Key Operating Results

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands, except share data)

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2025

2024

Change

Noninterest expense

$         139,001

$          99,292

40 %

Net interest income (before provision for credit losses)

250,915

255,175

-2 %

Noninterest income

74,173

72,225

3 %

Total income

$         325,088

$        327,400

-1 %

Efficiency ratio

42.76 %

30.33 %

1,243

bps

Average assets

$    18,411,623

$   17,303,632

6 %

Net income

96,220

163,447

-41 %

Return on average assets before annualizing

0.52 %

0.94 %

Annualization factor

2.00

2.00

Return on average assets

1.05 %

1.89 %

(84)

bps

Return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity (1)

8.68 %

22.30 %

(1,362)

bps

Tangible book value per common share (1)

$             35.42

$            31.27

13 %

Tangible common shareholders’ equity/tangible assets (1)

8.49 %

7.86 %

63

bps

(1) Non-GAAP financial measure – see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” below:

Certain non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors that is supplementary to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP; however, they do have a number of limitations.  As such, the reader should not view these disclosures as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, and they are not necessarily comparable  to non-GAAP financial measures that other companies use.  A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is below.  Net Income Available to Common Shareholders excludes preferred stock dividends.  Tangible common equity is calculated by excluding the balance of goodwill and other intangible assets and preferred stock from the calculation of total assets.  Tangible Assets is calculated by excluding the balance of goodwill and intangible assets.  Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible common equity by the number of shares outstanding.     

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2025

2024

Change

Net income

$           96,220

$        163,447

-41 %

Less: preferred stock dividends  

(20,531)

(16,424)

25 %

Less: impact of preferred stock redemption

(5,371)

(1,823)

195 %

Net income available to common shareholders

$           70,318

$        145,200

-52 %

Average shareholders’ equity

$      2,181,117

$     1,786,195

22 %

Less: average goodwill & intangibles

(8,067)

(9,317)

-13 %

Less: average preferred stock

(551,958)

(474,497)

16 %

Average tangible common shareholders’ equity

$      1,621,092

$     1,302,381

24 %

Annualization factor

2.00

2.00

Return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity

8.68 %

22.30 %

(1,362)

bps

Total equity

$      2,184,632

$     1,888,147

16 %

Less: goodwill and intangibles

(8,062)

(8,108)

-1 %

Less: preferred stock

(551,291)

(449,387)

23 %

Tangible common shareholders’ equity

$      1,625,279

$     1,430,652

14 %

Assets

$    19,141,204

$   18,212,422

5 %

Less: goodwill and intangibles

(8,062)

(8,108)

-1 %

Tangible assets

$    19,133,142

$   18,204,314

5 %

Ending common shares

45,885,458

45,757,567

Tangible book value per common share

$             35.42

$            31.27

13 %

Tangible common shareholders’ equity/tangible assets

8.49 %

7.86 %

63

bps

Merchants Bancorp

Average Balance Analysis

($ in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2025

March 31, 2025

June 30, 2024

Average

Yield/

Average

Yield/

Average

Yield/

Balance

Interest

Rate 

Balance

Interest

Rate 

Balance

Interest

Rate 

Assets:

Interest-earning deposits, and other interest or
dividends

$       539,357

$     8,193

6.09 %

$      511,077

$     7,465

5.92 %

$        438,445

$     6,225

5.71 %

Securities available for sale

955,186

12,095

5.08 %

961,065

12,358

5.21 %

1,039,388

14,784

5.72 %

Securities held to maturity

1,572,186

23,166

5.91 %

1,643,703

24,358

6.01 %

1,160,170

19,799

6.86 %

Mortgage loans in process of securitization

376,904

5,304

5.64 %

277,426

3,743

5.47 %

234,706

3,044

5.22 %

Loans and loans held for sale

14,826,151

255,641

6.92 %

13,751,197

239,280

7.06 %

14,347,165

284,421

7.97 %

     Total interest-earning assets

18,269,784

304,399

6.68 %

17,144,468

287,204

6.79 %

17,219,874

328,273

7.67 %

Allowance for credit losses on loans

(90,860)

(86,711)

(76,456)

Noninterest-earning assets

806,001

774,193

670,773

Total assets

$  18,984,925

$  17,831,950

$    17,814,191

Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity:

Interest-bearing checking

$    6,161,736

60,845

3.96 %

$    5,121,343

50,609

4.01 %

4,935,123

58,128

4.74 %

Savings deposits

145,162

8

0.02 %

146,359

15

0.04 %

145,262

19

0.05 %

Money market 

3,354,820

35,137

4.20 %

3,398,469

34,506

4.12 %

2,788,335

33,207

4.79 %

Certificates of deposit

3,090,250

35,385

4.59 %

3,369,269

38,811

4.67 %

6,535,651

88,297

5.43 %

    Total interest-bearing deposits

12,751,968

131,375

4.13 %

12,035,440

123,941

4.18 %

14,404,371

179,651

5.02 %

Borrowings

3,453,960

44,305

5.15 %

3,125,935

41,067

5.33 %

1,031,180

20,503

8.00 %

    Total interest-bearing liabilities

16,205,928

175,680

4.35 %

15,161,375

165,008

4.41 %

15,435,551

200,154

5.22 %

Noninterest-bearing deposits

376,217

294,248

331,246

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

200,944

216,158

222,664

    Total liabilities

16,783,089

15,671,781

15,989,461

    Shareholders’ equity

2,201,836

2,160,169

1,824,730

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$  18,984,925

$  17,831,950

$    17,814,191

Net interest income

$  128,719

$ 122,196

$ 128,119

Net interest spread

2.33 %

2.38 %

2.45 %

Net interest-earning assets

$    2,063,856

$    1,983,093

$     1,784,323

Net interest margin

2.83 %

2.89 %

2.99 %

Average interest-earning assets to
average interest-bearing liabilities

112.74 %

113.08 %

111.56 %

Supplemental Results

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Net Income

Net Income

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,

2025

2025

2024

2025

2024

Segment

Multi-family Mortgage Banking

$              9,269

$            3,413

$               9,037

$         12,682

$         25,646

Mortgage Warehousing

22,986

15,398

22,270

38,384

42,460

Banking

14,574

47,107

52,378

61,681

108,803

Other

(8,848)

(7,679)

(7,292)

(16,527)

(13,462)

Total

$            37,981

$          58,239

$             76,393

$         96,220

$       163,447

Total Assets

June 30, 2025

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Segment

Multi-family Mortgage Banking

$          487,853

2 %

$        460,441

3 %

$           479,099

2 %

Mortgage Warehousing

6,999,701

37 %

5,902,165

31 %

6,000,624

32 %

Banking

11,404,488

60 %

12,002,564

64 %

11,761,202

63 %

Other

249,162

1 %

432,630

2 %

564,807

3 %

Total

$     19,141,204

100 %

$   18,797,800

100 %

$      18,805,732

100 %

Gain on Sale of Loans

Gain on Sale of Loans

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,

2025

2025

2024

2025

2024

Loan Type

Multi-family

$            19,815

$          10,125

$               9,083

$         29,940

$         17,506

Single-family

2,428

206

524

2,634

804

Small Business Association (SBA)

1,099

1,288

1,561

2,387

2,214

Total

$            23,342

$          11,619

$             11,168

$         34,961

$         20,524

Servicing Rights

Servicing Rights

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,

2025

2025

2024

2025

2024

Balance, beginning of period

$          189,711

$        189,935

$           172,200

$       189,935

$       158,457

Additions

Purchased servicing

70

70

Originated servicing

5,244

3,338

3,761

8,582

5,927

Subtractions

Paydowns

(2,246)

(2,808)

(2,252)

(5,054)

(4,639)

Changes in fair value

258

(754)

5,067

(496)

19,031

Balance, end of period

$          193,037

$        189,711

$           178,776

$       193,037

$       178,776

Supplemental Results

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Loans Receivable and Loans Held for Sale

June 30,

March 31, 

December 31,

2025

2025

2024

Mortgage warehouse repurchase agreements

$       1,843,742

$     1,408,239

$        1,446,068

Residential real estate (1)

988,783

1,332,601

1,322,853

Multi-family financing

4,833,548

4,600,117

4,624,299

Healthcare financing

1,442,095

1,583,290

1,484,483

Commercial and commercial real estate (2)(3)

1,328,765

1,418,741

1,476,211

Agricultural production and real estate

82,425

79,190

77,631

Consumer and margin loans

4,570

4,959

6,843

Loans receivable

10,523,928

10,427,137

10,438,388

    Less: Allowance for credit losses on loans

91,811

83,413

84,386

Loans receivable, net

$     10,432,117

$   10,343,724

$      10,354,002

Loans held for sale

4,105,765

3,983,452

3,771,510

Total loans, net of allowance

$     14,537,882

$   14,327,176

$      14,125,512

(1)     Includes $0.8 billion, $1.2 billion and $1.2 billion of All-In-One © first-lien home equity lines of credit as of June 30, 2025, March 31,
2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

(2)    Includes $0.8 billion, $0.8 billion and $0.9 billion of revolving  lines of credit collateralized primarily by mortgage servicing rights as of
June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

(3)     Includes only $19.8 million, $19.5 million and $18.7 million of non-owner occupied commercial real estate as of June 30, 2025,
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.  

Loan Credit Risk Profile

June 30, 2025

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Pass 

$       9,934,759

94.4 %

$     9,695,595

93.0 %

$        9,741,087

93.3 %

Special mention

171,512

1.6 %

407,895

3.9 %

379,969

3.6 %

Substandard

417,657

4.0 %

323,647

3.1 %

317,332

3.0 %

Doubtful

Loans receivable

$     10,523,928

100.0 %

$   10,427,137

100.0 %

$      10,438,388

100.0 %

Charge-offs (year-to-date)

$            56,570

$          10,507

$             10,587

Recoveries (year-to-date)

$                   28

$                 28

$                  136

Nonperforming Loans

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

2025

2025

2024

Nonaccrual loans

$          250,818

$        284,019

$           279,716

90 days past due and still accruing

714

585

6

Total nonperforming loans

$          251,532

$        284,604

$           279,722

Other real estate owned

$              7,049

$            7,049

$               8,209

Total nonperforming assets

$          258,581

$        291,653

$           287,931

Nonperforming loans to total loans receivable

2.39 %

2.73 %

2.68 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

1.35 %

1.55 %

1.53 %

Delinquent Loans

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

2025

2025

2024

Delinquent loans: 

    Loans receivable

$          279,009

$        304,560

$           292,263

    Loans held for sale

30,103

32,343

Total delinquent loans

$          279,009

$        334,663

$           324,606

Total loans receivable and loans held for sale

$     14,629,693

$   14,410,589

$      14,209,898

   Delinquent loans to total loans 

1.91 %

2.32 %

2.28 %

Supplemental Results

(Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Deposits

June 30,

March 31, 

December 31,

2025

2025

2024

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   Core demand deposits

$           315,523

$           313,296

$           239,005

Interest-bearing deposits

   Demand deposits:

      Core demand deposits

$        6,066,933

$        5,432,133

$        4,319,512

      Brokered demand deposits

250,000

        Total interest-bearing demand deposits

6,316,933

5,432,133

4,319,512

   Savings deposits:

      Core savings deposits

3,703,270

3,618,210

3,442,111

      Brokered savings deposits

358

353

859

        Total savings deposits

3,703,628

3,618,563

3,442,970

   Certificates of deposit:

      Core certificates of deposits

1,346,630

1,324,126

1,385,270

      Brokered certificates of deposits

1,004,121

1,718,047

2,533,219

         Total certificates of deposits

2,350,751

3,042,173

3,918,489

   Total interest-bearing deposits

12,371,312

12,092,869

11,680,971

Total deposits

$      12,686,835

$      12,406,165

$      11,919,976

Total core deposits

$      11,432,356

$      10,687,765

$        9,385,898

Total brokered deposits

$        1,254,479

$        1,718,400

$        2,534,078

Total deposits

$      12,686,835

$      12,406,165

$      11,919,976

SOURCE Merchants Bancorp


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