The Bancorp, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results

January 30, 2009

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") (Nasdaq: TBBK), a financial holding company, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.

Fiscal 2008 Financial highlights:

    --  Total deposits increased 19% over fiscal 2007 to $1.53 billion
    --  Stored Value Solutions (SVS) deposits increased 136% to $380 million
        since December 31, 2007
    --  Health Savings Account (HSA) deposits increased 133% over fiscal 2007 to
        $211 million
    --  Transaction accounts increased 32% over fiscal 2007 to $1.1 billion
    --  Loans increased 13% in fiscal 2008 to $1.45 billion
    --  Total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio increased to 12.53% at
        December 31, 2008 from 10.95% at December 31, 2007

Net interest margin

Net interest margin was 3.69 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to 3.28 percent in the third quarter of 2008; the increase reflects the impact of the low cost deposits generated by the acquisition of SVS.

Betsy Z. Cohen, Bancorp's Chief Executive Officer, said, "During the fourth quarter, Bancorp continued its strong deposit growth. Transactional deposit accounts grew 32% in 2008. However, the weakening economy and illiquidity in the market for certain securities caused us to record a net charge, after taxes, to the securities portfolio of $1.9 million. Additionally, the continuing weakness in the economy led to increases in both the Bancorp's provision for loan and lease losses and its allowance for loan and lease losses in 2008. The ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans was 1.20 at December 31, 2008 as compared to .80 at December 31, 2007."

Financial Results

Bancorp reported a net loss available to common shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2008 of $877,000, or a loss per share - diluted of $0.06, based on 14,563,919 diluted shares, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $2.9 million, or $0.20 diluted earnings per share, based on 14,382,223 diluted shares, for the three months ended December 31, 2007.

Bancorp reported net loss available to common shareholders for fiscal 2008 of $2.1 million, or a loss per share - diluted of $0.14, based on 14,563,182 diluted shares, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $14.2 million, or $0.98 diluted earnings per share, based on 14,396,069 diluted shares, for fiscal 2007.

Capital Ratios

                         Tier 1              Tier 1         Total

                         capital to average  capital to     capital to
                                             risk-weighted  risk-weighted
                         assets ratio
                                             assets ratio   assets ratio

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

The Bancorp, Inc.        10.09%              11.38%         12.53%

"Well capitalized"
institution (under FDIC  5.00%               6.00%          10.00%
regulations)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007

The Bancorp, Inc.        9.18%               10.15%         10.95%

"Well capitalized"
institution (under FDIC  5.00%               6.00%          10.00%
regulations)



Balance Sheet Summary

At December 31, 2008, Bancorp's total assets were $1.83 billion, an increase of $260.9 million or 16.6% from December 31, 2007. Loans grew to $1.45 billion, an increase of $162.6 million or 12.6% from those of December 31, 2007, and deposits increased to $1.53 billion, an increase of $247.0 million or 19.3%, from deposits at December 31, 2007. Total common shares outstanding were 14,563,919 at December 31, 2008 and 14,560,470 at December 31, 2007.

Conference Call Webcast

Interested parties can access the LIVE webcast of Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 10:00 AM EST on January 30, 2009 by clicking on the webcast link on Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. The conference call may also be listened to by dialing 800.901.5226 using access code 25930228. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the replay of the webcast will be available following the live call on Bancorp's investor relations website and telephonically until Friday, February 6, 2009 by dialing 888.286.8010, access code 52288789.

About Bancorp

The Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company that operates The Bancorp Bank, an FDIC-insured commercial bank that delivers a full array of financial services and products both directly and through private-label affinity partner programs nationwide. The Bancorp Bank's regional community bank division serves the needs of small and mid-size businesses and their principals in the Philadelphia-Wilmington region.

The Bancorp, Inc.

Financial highlights

(unaudited)

                   Three months ended            Year ended

                   December 31,                  December 31,

                   2008          2007            2008          2007

                   (dollars in thousands except  (dollars in thousands except
                   per share data)               per share data)

Condensed income
statement

Net interest       $ 14,905      $ 13,550        $ 54,219      $ 52,669
income

Provision for
loan and lease     3,700         3,150           12,500        5,400
losses

Non-interest       3,111         3,272           12,283        7,614
income

Other than
temporarily
impaired           3,000         -               11,275        -
investment
securities

Non-interest       12,254        8,766           45,500        31,205
expense

Net income (loss)
before income tax  (938)         4,906           (2,773)       23,678
expense

Income tax         (251)         1,925           (900)         9,338
expense (benefit)

Net income (loss)  (687)         2,981           (1,873)       14,340

Less preferred
stock dividends    (194)         (16)            (243)         (68)
and accretion

(Income) loss
allocated to
Series A           5             (23)            13            (115)
preferred
shareholders

Net income (loss)
available to       $ (876)       $ 2,942         $ (2,103)     $ 14,157
common
shareholders

Basic earnings     $ (0.06)      $ 0.21          $ (0.14)      $ 1.02
(loss) per share

Diluted earnings   $ (0.06)      $ 0.20          $ (0.14)      $ 0.98
(loss) per share

Weighted average   14,563,919    14,068,772      14,563,182    13,859,066
shares - basic

Weighted average   14,563,919    14,382,223      14,563,182    14,396,069
shares - diluted

                   December 31,  September 30,   June 30,      December 31,

                   2008          2008            2008          2007

Condensed balance
sheet

Assets

Federal funds      $ 87,729      $ 36,485        $ 18,047      $ 40,783
sold

Investment         109,712       116,106         118,897       122,215
securities

Loans              1,449,349     1,469,615       1,427,578     1,286,789

Allowance for
loan and lease     (17,361)      (15,468)        (14,245)      (10,233)
losses

Other assets       199,972       174,204         127,129       128,828

Total assets       $ 1,829,401   $ 1,780,942     $ 1,677,406   $ 1,568,382

Liabilities and
shareholders'
equity

Transaction        $ 1,144,515   $ 1,069,945     $ 786,785     $ 864,254
accounts

Time deposits      380,847       389,184         527,582       414,064

Total deposits     1,525,362     1,459,129       1,314,367     1,278,318

Short term         69,419        103,249         152,005       93,846
borrowings

Subordinated debt  13,401        13,401          13,401        13,401

Long term          1,000         28,250          20,000        -
borrowings

Other liabilities  2,791         4,149           4,970         6,558

Shareholder's      217,428       172,764         172,663       176,259
equity

Total liabilities
and shareholders'  $ 1,829,401   $ 1,780,942     $ 1,677,406   $ 1,568,382
equity

                   Fourth        Third           Second        Fourth

                   quarter       quarter         quarter       quarter

Average condensed  average 2008  average 2008    average 2008  average 2007
balance sheet

Assets

Federal funds      $ 37,634      $ 82,984        $ 21,566      $ 31,880
sold

Investment         116,816       115,814         127,544       118,313
securities

Loans              1,460,204     1,444,000       1,396,421     1,269,324

Allowance for
loan and lease     (15,853)      (14,808)        (11,875)      (9,863)
losses

Other assets       178,834       164,891         116,715       60,842

Total assets       $ 1,777,635   $ 1,792,881     $ 1,650,371   $ 1,470,496

Liabilities and
shareholders'
equity

Transaction        $ 1,050,658   $ 961,358       $ 799,675     $ 731,571
accounts

Time deposits      397,009       554,142         476,468       423,617

Total deposits     1,447,667     1,515,500       1,276,143     1,155,188

Short term         101,789       59,039          157,638       144,937
borrowings

Other borrowings   37,208        38,961          28,456        -

Other liabilities  7,090         5,842           6,626         6,325

Shareholders'      183,881       173,539         181,508       164,046
equity

Total liabilities
and shareholders'  $ 1,777,635   $ 1,792,881     $ 1,650,371   $ 1,470,496
equity

Loan Portfolio

                   December 31,  September 30,   June 30,      December 31,

                   2008          2008            2008          2007

                   Amount        Amount          Amount        Amount

Commercial         $ 353,219     $ 354,575       $ 341,304     $ 325,166

Commercial         488,986       478,534         461,170       369,124
mortgage

Construction       305,889       332,091         332,088       307,614

Total commercial   1,148,094     1,165,200       1,134,562     1,001,904
loans

Direct financing   85,092        87,710          90,201        89,519
leases

Residential        57,636        63,472          52,389        50,193
mortgage

Consumer loans     157,446       151,876         149,186       144,882
and others

                   1,448,268     1,468,258       1,426,338     1,286,498

Unamortized costs  1,081         1,357           1,240         291
(fees)

Total loans, net
of unamortized     $ 1,449,349   $ 1,469,615     $ 1,427,578   $ 1,286,789
fees and costs

Supplemental loan
data :

Construction 1-4   $ 163,718     $ 158,310       $ 174,196     $ 167,485
family

Construction
commercial,        142,171       173,781         157,892       140,129
acquisition and
development

                   $ 305,889     $ 332,091       $ 332,088     $ 307,614

                   Three months ended            Year ended

                   December 31,                  December 31,

                   2008          2007            2008          2007

Selected
operating ratios

Return on average  -0.15%        0.81%           -0.11%        1.04%
assets

Return on average  -1.49%        7.27%           -1.04%        9.15%
equity

Net interest       3.69%         3.80%           3.44%         3.90%
margin

Efficiency ratio   68.02%        52.11%          68.42%        51.76%

Book value per     $ 11.74       $ 12.01         $ 11.74       $ 12.01
share

                   December 31,  September 30,   June 30,      December 31,

                   2008          2008            2008          2007

Asset quality
ratios

Nonperforming
loans to total     1.20%         0.95%           0.74%         0.76%
loans

Nonperforming
assets to total    0.95%         0.78%           0.63%         0.63%
assets

Allowance for
loan and lease     1.20%         1.05%           1.00%         0.80%
losses to total
loans

Nonaccrual loans   $ 8,729       $ 13,637        $ 10,053      $ 1,169

Loans 90 days
past due still     $ 4,055       $ 331           $ 492         $ 8,673
accruing interest

Other real estate  $ 4,600       $ -             $ -           $ -
owned



    Source: The Bancorp, Inc.
Contact: The Bancorp, Inc. Andres Viroslav, 215-861-7990 andres.viroslav@thebancorp.com