The Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results

April 26, 2010

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") (NASDAQ:TBBK), a bank holding company, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Financial Highlights

    --  Net income increased 80% or $1.0 million over the first quarter 2009 to
        $2.2 million, prior to $6.2 million in total after-tax TARP repayment
        related costs, resulting in a net loss available to common shareholders
        of $4.1 million or $0.15 per share
    --  Non-interest income increased 46% or $1.5 million, excluding securities
        gains, over first quarter 2009
    --  Net interest income increased $1.5 million, or 10% over the first
        quarter 2009
    --  Interest expense on deposits decreased to 0.65% for first quarter of
        2010 from 1.06% for the first quarter of 2009
    --  Total deposits increased 26% or $385.4 million over first quarter 2009
    --  Transaction account balances represented 99% of total deposit balances
        at March 31, 2010
    --  Non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 1.44% compared to 1.72%
        on March 31, 2009 and 1.66% at year end 2009

Betsy Z. Cohen, Bancorp's Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our core earnings categories of net interest income, non-interest income, and net income all grew during the quarter. We repaid $45.2 million in TARP funds which, looking forward, we expect will restore $5.8 million in pre-tax income, annually. Significant growth in deposits included a 43% annual increase in health savings account deposits and a 38% annual increase or $508 million in total transaction accounts. Bancorp's total interest costs decreased to 0.65% for the quarter."

Financial Results

Bancorp reported a net loss available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $4.1 million, or a loss per share of $0.15, reflecting total after-tax TARP-related costs of $6.2 million, based on 26,181,291 weighted average shares outstanding, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $363,000, or earnings per share of $0.03, reflecting after-tax TARP charges of $831,000, based on 14,563,919 weighted average shares outstanding, for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

On March 10, 2010, Bancorp repaid the entire $45.2 million of fixed rate Series B preferred shares issued to the United States Treasury under its Capital Purchase Program. As a result of the repayment, a non-cash charge of $5.8 million was recognized during the quarter and $3.7 million of annualized dividends and accretion which previously reduced earnings have been eliminated on a going forward basis. Those charges equate to approximately $5.8 million of additional annual earnings capacity on a pre-tax basis. After the repayment Bancorp's capital ratios continue to exceed well capitalized requirements.

Core Operating
Earnings (1)

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

                   2010        2009          2009           2009       2009

                   (dollars in thousands)

Net income (loss)
available to       $ (4,056 )  $ (932  )     $ 786          $ 125      $ 363
common
shareholders

Add (deduct):

Preferred stock
dividend and         6,242       965           966            982        847
accretion

Income tax           1,233       17            818            632        781
expense

Provision for
loan and lease       4,148       4,000         3,500          2,500      3,000
losses

Loss on other        -           -             -              1,700      -
real estate owned

Subtotal             7,567       4,050         6,070          5,939      4,991

Gains and losses     (750   )    1,789         -              (670  )    -
on securities

Core operating
earnings for the   $ 6,817     $ 5,839       $ 6,070        $ 5,269    $ 4,991
three months
ended



       As a supplement to GAAP, Bancorp has provided this non-GAAP performance
       result. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is
  (1)  useful because it allows investors to assess its operating performance.
       Although this non-GAAP financial measure is intended to enhance
       investors' understanding of the Company's business and performance, it
       should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.



Capital Ratios

                         Tier 1 capital  Tier 1 capital    Total capital

                         to average      to risk-weighted  to risk-weighted

                         assets ratio    assets ratio      assets ratio

As of March 31, 2010

The Bancorp, Inc.        8.64%           13.08%            14.33%

The Bancorp Bank         7.41%           11.23%            12.48%

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

As of December 31, 2009

The Bancorp, Inc.        12.68%          15.81%            17.06%

The Bancorp Bank         8.78%           10.97%            12.22%

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



Balance Sheet Summary

At March 31, 2010, Bancorp's total assets were $2.1 billion, an increase of $49.0 million or 2% from December 31, 2009. Investments increased to $177.7 million, an increase of $62.7 million or 55% and deposits increased to $1.9 billion, an increase of $207.8 million or 13%, over December 31, 2009.

Conference Call Webcast

You may access the LIVE webcast of Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 10:00 AM EDT Monday, April 26, 2010 by clicking on the webcast link on Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. Or, you may dial 866.356.3095 using access code 40883618. You may listen to the replay of the webcast following the live call on Bancorp's investor relations website or telephonically until Monday, May 03, 2010 by dialing 888.286.8010, access code 31649563.

About Bancorp

The Bancorp, Inc. is a bank 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 programs nationwide. The Bancorp Bank's regional community bank operations serve the needs of small and mid-size businesses and their principals in the Philadelphia-Wilmington region.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this earnings release regarding The Bancorp, Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including but not limited to the words "may," "believe," "will," "expect," "look," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," or similar words. For further discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see The Bancorp, Inc.'s filings with the SEC, including the "Risk Factors" section of The Bancorp Inc.'s filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. The Bancorp, Inc. does not undertake to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements in this presentation to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this presentation, except as may be required under applicable law.

The Bancorp, Inc.

Financial highlights

(unaudited)

                                   Three months ended

                                   March 31,                   December 31,

                                   2010          2009          2009

                                   (dollars in thousands except per share data)

Condensed statement of operations

Net interest income                $16,418       $14,916       $16,849

Provision for loan and lease       4,148         3,000         4,000
losses

Non-interest income

Gains (losses) on investment       750           -             (1,789     )
securities

Other non-interest income          4,849         3,328         3,364

Total non-interest income          5,599         3,328         1,575

Non-interest expense               14,450        13,253        14,374

Net income before income tax       3,419         1,991         50
expense

Income tax expense                 1,233         781           17

Net income                         2,186         1,210         33

Less preferred stock dividends     (433       )  (582       )  (565       )

Less preferred stock accretion     (5,809     )  (265       )  (400       )

Net income (loss) available to     $(4,056    )  $363          $(932      )
common shareholders

Basic earnings (loss) per share    $(0.15     )  $0.03         $(0.04     )

Diluted earnings (loss) per share  $(0.15     )  $0.03         $(0.04     )

Weighted average shares - basic    26,181,291    14,563,919    26,181,291

Weighted average shares - diluted  26,181,291    14,563,919    26,181,291



Balance sheet         March 31,      December 31,   September 30,  March 31,

                      2010           2009           2009           2009

                        (dollars in thousands)

Assets:

Cash and cash
equivalents

Cash and due from     $ 173,604      $ 135,246      $ 133,453      $ 117,669
banks

Interest bearing        164,829        219,213        1,033          2,046
deposits

Federal funds sold      -              -              210,506        18,114

Total cash and cash     338,433        354,459        344,992        137,829
equivalents

Investment
securities,             156,191        93,478         117,839        86,045
available-for-sale,
at fair value

Investment
securities,             21,488         21,468         23,549         23,535
held-to-maturity

Loans, net of           1,527,691      1,523,722      1,513,131      1,471,556
deferred costs

Allowance for loan      (20,357   )    (19,123   )    (18,436   )    (18,977   )
and lease losses

Loans, net              1,507,334      1,504,599      1,494,695      1,452,579

Premises and            8,140          7,942          7,740          8,496
equipment, net

Accrued interest        7,589          7,722          7,708          6,872
receivable

Intangible assets,      9,755          10,005         10,255         10,755
net

Other real estate       648            459            -              4,600
owned

Deferred tax asset,     20,872         20,875         22,220         22,794
net

Other assets            22,063         22,527         12,036         13,567

Total assets          $ 2,092,513    $ 2,043,534    $ 2,041,034    $ 1,767,072

Liabilities:

Deposits

Demand (non-interest  $ 973,116      $ 506,641      $ 787,393      $ 479,765
bearing)

Savings, money
market and interest     875,511        1,005,048      890,587        860,584
checking

Time deposits           1,317          125,255        71,000         116,046

Time deposits,          12,339         17,565         23,350         20,480
$100,000 and over

Total deposits          1,862,283      1,654,509      1,772,330      1,476,875

Securities sold
under agreements to     8,245          2,588          696            3,364
repurchase

Short-term              -              100,000        -              86,000
borrowings

Accrued interest        136            362            322            414
payable

Subordinated            13,401         13,401         13,401         13,401
debenture

Other liabilities       6,401          27,471         7,741          5,856

Total liabilities     $ 1,890,466    $ 1,798,331    $ 1,794,490    $ 1,585,910

Shareholders'
equity:

Preferred stock -
authorized 5,000,000    -              -              -              1
shares, Series A,
$0.01 par value

Series B, $1,000        -              39,411         39,010         39,293
liquidation value

Common stock -
authorized,             26,181         26,181         26,181         14,563
50,000,000 shares of
$1.00 par value

Additional paid-in      196,898        196,875        196,827        145,183
capital

Accumulated deficit     (21,231   )    (17,175   )    (16,242   )    (17,154   )

Accumulated other
comprehensive income    199            (89       )    768            (724      )
(loss)

Total shareholders'     202,047        245,203        246,544        181,162
equity

Total liabilities
and shareholders'     $ 2,092,513    $ 2,043,534    $ 2,041,034    $ 1,767,072
equity



Average balance sheets    Three months ended March 31,      Three months ended March 31,
and net interest          2010                              2009
income:

(Dollars in thousands)    Average                  Average  Average                  Average

Assets:                   Balance        Interest  Rate     Balance        Interest  Rate

Interest-earning
assets:

Loans net of unearned     $ 1,518,631    $ 17,972  4.73 %   $ 1,457,084    $ 18,244  5.01 %
discount

Investment                  130,432        1,308   4.01 %     109,761        1,077   3.93 %
securities-taxable

Investment                  30,855         586     7.60 %     -              -       -    %
securities-nontaxable*

Interest bearing
deposits at Federal         472,388        352     0.30 %     2,033          3       0.58 %
Reserve Bank

Federal funds sold          -              -       -          98,215         93      0.38 %

Net interest-earning        2,152,306      20,218  3.76 %     1,667,093      19,417  4.66 %
assets

Allowance for loan and      (19,821   )                       (17,878   )
lease losses

Other assets                201,340                           167,783

                          $ 2,333,825                       $ 1,816,998

Liabilities and
Shareholders' equity:

Deposits:

Demand (non-interest      $ 950,319                         $ 536,532
bearing)

Interest bearing
deposits

Interest checking           539,757      $ 1,744   1.29 %     315,525      $ 1,159   1.47 %

Savings and money           544,758        1,499   1.10 %     520,538        1,530   1.18 %
market

Time                        50,270         133     1.05 %     216,494        1,525   2.82 %

Total interest bearing      1,134,785      3,376   1.19 %     1,052,557      4,214   1.60 %
deposits

Total deposits              2,085,104              0.65 %     1,589,089              1.06 %

Short-term borrowings       3,183          5       0.68 %     24,400         49      0.80 %

Repurchase agreements       4,774          7       0.59 %     2,319          11      1.97 %

Subordinated debt           13,401         215     6.42 %     13,401         227     6.78 %

Net interest bearing        1,156,143      3,603   1.25 %     1,092,677      4,501   1.65 %
liabilities

Other liabilities           12,658                            7,202

Total liabilities           2,119,120                         1,636,411

Shareholders' equity        214,705                           180,587

                          $ 2,333,825                       $ 1,816,998

Net interest income on                     16,615                            14,916
tax equivalent basis*

Tax equivalent                             197                               -
adjustment

Net interest income                      $ 16,418                          $ 14,916

Net interest margin *                              3.09 %                            3.58 %

* Taxable equivalent basis, using a 34% statutory tax rate



Allowance for loan and lease losses:       March 31,   March 31,   December 31,

                                           2010        2009        2009

                                           (dollars in thousands)

Balance in the allowance for loan and      $ 19,123    $ 17,361    $ 17,361
lease losses at beginning of period

Loans charged-off:

Commercial                                   2,728       1,290       6,314

Construction                                 -           26          4,546

Lease financing                              -           49          49

Residential mortgage                         223         -           328

Consumer                                     44          21          127

Total                                        2,995       1,386       11,364

Recoveries:

Commercial                                   79          -           53

Construction                                 1           1           32

Lease financing                              -           -           27

Residential mortgage                         -           -           12

Consumer                                     1           1           2

Total                                        81          2           126

Net charge-offs                              2,914       1,384       11,238

Provision charged to operations              4,148       3,000       13,000

Balance in allowance for loan and lease    $ 20,357    $ 18,977    $ 19,123
losses at end of period

Net charge-offs/average loans                0.19   %    0.09   %    0.76   %



Loan Portfolio:            March 31,    December 31,  September 30,  March 31,

                           2010         2009          2009           2009

                           Amount       Amount        Amount         Amount

                           (dollars in thousands)

Commercial                 $ 413,361    $ 402,232     $ 394,316      $ 348,765

Commercial mortgage (1)      557,713      569,434       562,611        506,337

Construction                 206,275      207,184       227,226        309,411

Total commercial loans       1,177,349    1,178,850     1,184,153      1,164,513

Direct financing leases      81,904       78,802        81,097         83,326

Residential mortgage         89,005       85,759        75,413         60,282

Consumer loans and others    177,456      178,608       170,238        161,945

                             1,525,714    1,522,019     1,510,901      1,470,066

Unamortized costs (fees)     1,977        1,703         2,230          1,490

Total loans, net of
unamortized fees and       $ 1,527,691  $ 1,523,722   $ 1,513,131    $ 1,471,556
costs

Supplemental loan data:

Construction 1-4 family    $ 98,151     $ 100,088     $ 119,752      $ 159,148

Construction commercial,
acquisition and              108,124      107,096       107,474        150,263
development

                           $ 206,275    $ 207,184     $ 227,226      $ 309,411

(1) At March 31, 2010 our owner-occupied loans amounted to $105 million, or
18.9% of commercial mortgages.



                           Three months ended                       Year ended

                           March 31,                 December 31,   December 31,

                           2010        2009          2009           2009

Selected operating ratios
(1)

Return on average assets     0.37   %    0.27   %      0.01   %       0.22   %

Return on average equity     4.07   %    2.68   %      0.05   %       1.99   %

Net interest margin          3.09   %    3.58   %      3.84   %       3.74   %

Efficiency ratio             67.95  %    72.64  %      71.11  %       73.29  %

Book value per common      $ 7.72      $ 9.27        $ 7.64         $ 7.64
share (2)

(1) Annualized

(2) Excludes Series B Preferred Shares issued to the US Treasury and the
associated book value

                           March 31,   December 31,  September 30,  March 31,

                           2010        2009          2009           2009

                           (dollars in thousands)

Asset quality ratios

Nonperforming loans to       1.44   %    1.66   %      1.77   %       1.72   %
total loans (1)

Nonperforming assets to      1.08   %    1.26   %      1.31   %       1.69   %
total assets (1)

Allowance for loan and
lease losses to total        1.33   %    1.26   %      1.22   %       1.29   %
loans

Nonaccrual loans           $ 17,863    $ 12,270      $ 11,776       $ 11,949

Total nonperforming loans    17,863      12,270        11,776         11,949

Other real estate owned      648         459           -              4,600

Total nonperforming        $ 18,511    $ 12,729      $ 11,776       $ 16,549
assets

Loans 90 days past due     $ 4,071     $ 12,994      $ 15,012       $ 13,362
still accruing interest



(1) Nonperforming loans are defined as nonaccrual loans and restructured loans.
Loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest are also included in the
above ratios.



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