The Bancorp, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Financial Results

January 27, 2010

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") (NASDAQ:TBBK), a bank holding company, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

Financial Highlights:

    --  Diluted earnings per share of $0.02 for the year ended December 31, 2009
        compared to a loss per share of $2.93 for the year ended December 31,
        2008
    --  Net interest income increased $1.9 million, or 13%, during the fourth
        quarter of 2009 and $9.5 million, or, 18% for the year ended December
        31, 2009, compared to respective 2008 periods
    --  Net interest margin was 3.84% in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to
        3.69% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 3.74% and 3.44% for fiscal 2009
        and 2008
    --  Interest on deposits decreased to 0.83% for fourth quarter of 2009 from
        1.87% for the fourth quarter of 2008
    --  Transaction account balances represented 91% of total deposit balances
        at December 31, 2009
    --  Construction loans decreased 32% to $207.2 million at December 31, 2009
        compared to fiscal 2008

Financial Results

Bancorp reported a net loss available to common shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2009 of $932,000, or a loss per share of $0.04, after pretax losses related to securities of $2.2 million and after-tax TARP-related costs of $965,000, based on 26,181,291 weighted average shares outstanding, compared to a loss available to common shareholders of $41.4 million, or a loss per share of $2.84, primarily relating to pretax charges on securities and goodwill impairment, of $11.6 million and $51.9 million, respectively and after-tax TARP-related costs of $186,000, based on 14,563,919 weighted average shares outstanding, for the three months ended December 31, 2008.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, Bancorp reported net income available to common shareholders of $342,000, or earnings per share - diluted of $0.02, based on 19,324,335 weighted average shares outstanding, compared to a net loss available to common shareholders of $42.6 million, or a loss per share - diluted of $2.93, based on 14,563,182 weighted average shares outstanding, for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Betsy Z. Cohen, Bancorp's Chief Executive Officer, said, "The quarterly loss is attributable to a pretax securities impairment charge of $2.2 million, or $0.06 per share after tax, against our remaining $21.5 million portfolio of trust preferred securities, and an additional $4.0 million in provisions for loan losses. The bank remains well capitalized after the recognition of this loss and continues to experience significant growth in its core deposit generation programs. Deposits from health saving accounts increased 43.1% to over $302 million since December 31, 2008 and deposits attributable to our prepaid cards have grown 344.6% to $520 million since acquisition of the bank's prepaid card division in November 2007. Loans also increased even after a decrease in both outstandings and commitments in the bank's construction loan portfolio. Finally, nonperforming loans at December 31, 2009 represented 1.66% of total loans compared to 1.77% of total loans at September 30, 2009."

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 DECEMBER 31, 2009

The Bancorp, Inc.       12.68%          15.80%            17.06%

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

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

The Bancorp, Inc.       10.10%          11.72%            12.87%

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



Balance Sheet Summary

At December 31, 2009, Bancorp's total assets were $2.043 billion, an increase of $251.1 million or 14.0% from December 31, 2008. Loans grew to $1.5 billion, an increase of $74.4 million or 5.1% over December 31, 2008, and deposits increased to $1.7 billion, an increase of $134.7 million or 8.9%, over December 31, 2008. Total common shares outstanding were 26,181,291 at December 31, 2009 and 14,563,919 December 31, 2008.

Conference Call Webcast

You may access the LIVE webcast of Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 9:00 AM EST Thursday, January 28, 2010 by clicking on the webcast link on Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. Or, you may dial 866.788.0542 using access code 99705194. You may listen to the replay of the webcast following the live call on Bancorp's investor relations website or telephonically until Thursday, February 4, 2010 by dialing 888.286.8010, access code 31280636.

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 division serves 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 the words "may," "believe," "will," "expect," "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              Year ended

               December 31,                    December 31,

               2009            2008            2009            2008

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

 Condensed
 income
 statement

 Net interest  $ 16,849        $ 14,905        $ 63,709        $ 54,219
 income

 Provision
 for loan and    4,000           3,700           13,000          12,500
 lease losses

 Non-interest    -
 income

 Other than
 temporary
 impairment      (2,225     )    (11,611    )    (2,225     )    (19,886    )
 of
 investment
 securities

 Other
 non-interest    3,800           3,111           14,044          12,283
 income

 Total
 non-interest    1,575           (8,500     )    11,819          (7,603     )
 income

 Non-interest
 expense

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

 Other
 non-interest    14,374          64,142          54,478          97,388
 expense

 Total
 non-interest    14,374          64,142          56,178          97,388
 expense

 Net income
 (loss)
 before          50              (61,437    )    6,350           (63,272    )
 income tax
 expense

 Income tax
 expense         17              (20,242    )    2,248           (20,892    )
 (benefit)

 Net income      33              (41,195    )    4,102           (42,380    )
 (loss)

 Less
 preferred       (565       )    (143       )    (2,293     )    (184       )
 stock
 dividends

 Less
 preferred       (400       )    (59        )    (1,467     )    (59        )
 stock
 accretion

 Net income
 (loss)
 available to  $ (932       )  $ (41,397    )  $ 342           $ (42,623    )
 common
 shareholders

 Basic
 earnings      $ (0.04      )  $ (2.84      )  $ 0.02          $ (2.93      )
 (loss) per
 share

 Diluted
 earnings      $ (0.04      )  $ (2.84      )  $ 0.02          $ (2.93      )
 (loss) per
 share

 Weighted
 average         26,181,291      14,563,919      18,794,590      14,563,182
 shares -
 basic

 Weighted
 average         26,181,291      14,563,919      19,324,335      14,563,182
 shares -
 diluted



 Balance sheet        December 31,   September 30,  June 30,       December 31,

                      2009           2009           2009           2008

 ASSETS

Cash and cash
equivalents

 Cash and due from    $ 135,246      $ 133,453      $ 69,950       $ 90,744
 banks

 Interest bearing
 deposits at Federal    219,213        1,033          2,047          1,033
 Reserve Bank

 Federal funds sold     -              210,506        12,102         87,729

 Total cash and cash    354,459        344,992        84,099         179,506
 equivalents

 Investment
 securities,            93,478         117,839        119,781        82,929
 available-for-sale,
 at fair value

 Investment
 securities,            21,468         23,549         23,542         23,529
 held-to-maturity

 Loans, net of          1,523,722      1,513,131      1,459,965      1,449,349
 deferred loan costs

 Allowance for loan     (19,123   )    (18,436   )    (18,080   )    (17,361   )
 and lease losses

 Loans, net             1,504,599      1,494,695      1,441,885      1,431,988

 Premises and           7,942          7,740          8,129          8,279
 equipment, net

 Accrued interest       7,722          7,708          7,499          7,799
 receivable

 Intangible assets,     10,005         10,255         10,505         11,005
 net

 Other real estate      459            -              -              4,600
 owned

 Deferred tax asset,    20,875         22,220         23,017         22,847
 net

 Other assets           22,527         12,036         13,121         19,893

 Total assets         $ 2,043,534    $ 2,041,034    $ 1,731,578    $ 1,792,375

 LIABILITIES

Deposits

 Demand
 (non-interest        $ 506,641      $ 787,393      $ 405,251      $ 334,498
 bearing)

 Savings, money
 market and interest    1,005,048      890,587        903,514        804,502
 checking

 Time deposits          125,255        71,000         155,888        357,831

 Time deposits,         17,565         23,350         20,420         23,016
 $100,000 and over

 Total deposits         1,654,509      1,772,330      1,485,073      1,519,847

Securities sold
under agreements to     2,588          696            2,394          9,419
repurchase

Short-term              100,000        -              41,000         61,000
borrowings

Accrued interest        362            322            406            2,475
payable

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

Other liabilities       27,471         7,741          8,025          5,830

 Total liabilities      1,798,331      1,794,490      1,550,299      1,611,972

 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY

 Preferred stock -
 authorized
 5,000,000 shares,
 series A, $0.01 par
 value; 0 and
 108,136 shares         -              -              1              1
 issued and
 outstanding at
 December 31, 2009
 and 2008
 respectively;

 Series B, $1,000
 liquidation value,
 45,220 shares
 issued and             39,411         39,010         38,610         39,028
 outstanding at
 December 31, 2009
 and 2008,
 respectively

 Common stock -
 authorized,
 50,000,000 shares
 of $1.00 par value;
 26,181,291 and
 14,563,919 shares      26,181         26,181         14,563         14,563
 issued and
 outstanding at
 December 31, 2009
 and 2008,
 respectively

 Additional paid-in     196,875        196,827        146,293        145,156
 capital

 Accumulated deficit    (17,175   )    (16,242   )    (17,029   )    (17,517   )

 Accumulated other
 comprehensive gain     (89       )    768            (1,159    )    (828      )
 (loss)

 Total shareholders'    245,203        246,544        181,279        180,403
 equity

 Total liabilities
 and shareholders'    $ 2,043,534    $ 2,041,034    $ 1,731,578    $ 1,792,375
 equity



                                                    For the years ended:

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

                                                    2009           2008

Balance in the allowance for loan and lease losses  $ 17,361       $ 10,233
at beginning of period

Loans charged-off:

Commercial                                            6,314          733

Construction                                          4,546          2,744

Lease financing                                       49             55

Residential mortgage                                  328            1,992

Consumer                                              127            9

Total                                                 11,364         5,533

Recoveries:

Commercial                                            53             -

Construction                                          32             152

Lease financing                                       27             5

Residential mortgage                                  12             -

Consumer                                              2              4

Total                                                 126            161

Net charge-offs (recoveries)                          11,238         5,372

Provision charged to operations                       13,000         12,500

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

Net charge-offs/average loans                         0.76   %       0.38   %



Loan Portfolio

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

                          2009          2009           2009         2008

                          Amount        Amount         Amount       Amount

Commercial                $ 402,232     $ 394,316      $ 363,524    $ 353,219

Commercial mortgage*        569,434       562,611        522,510      488,986

Construction                207,184       227,226        255,504      305,889

Total commercial loans      1,178,850     1,184,153      1,141,538    1,148,094

Direct financing leases     78,802        81,097         80,774       85,092

Residential mortgage        85,759        75,413         64,934       57,636

Consumer and other loans    178,608       170,238        170,999      157,446

                            1,522,019     1,510,901      1,458,245    1,448,268

Unamortized costs (fees)    1,703         2,230          1,720        1,081

Total loans, net of
unamortized fees and      $ 1,523,722   $ 1,513,131    $ 1,459,965  $ 1,449,349
costs

Supplemental loan data :

Construction 1-4 family   $ 100,088     $ 119,752      $ 124,443    $ 163,718

Construction commercial,
acquisition and             107,096       107,474        131,061      142,171
development

                          $ 207,184     $ 227,226      $ 255,504    $ 305,889

*At December 31, 2009, owner occupied loans amounted to $104 million, or 18% of
commercial mortgages.



 Average balance sheet   Three months ended December 31,   Three months ended December 31,
 and net interest        2009                              2008
 income

 (Dollars in thousands)  Average                  Average  Average                  Average

Assets:                  Balance        Interest  Rate     Balance        Interest  Rate

Interest-earning
assets:

 Loans net of unearned   $ 1,515,632    $ 18,727  4.94 %   $ 1,460,204    $ 20,765  5.69 %
 discount

 Investment                111,548        1,198   4.30 %     116,816        1,555   5.32 %
 securities-taxable

 Investment                34,709         712     8.20 %     -              -       -
 securities-nontaxable*

 Interest bearing
 deposits at Federal       79,122         51      0.26 %     1,322          1       0.30 %
 Reserve Bank

 Federal funds sold        39,243         30      0.31 %     37,634         95      1.01 %

Net interest-earning       1,780,254      20,718  4.66 %     1,615,976      22,416  5.55 %
assets

Allowance for loan and     (18,946   )                       (15,853   )
lease losses

Other assets               157,708                           177,512

                         $ 1,919,016                       $ 1,777,635

Liabilities and
Shareholders' Equity:

Deposits:

 Demand (non-interest    $ 615,081                         $ 359,924
 bearing)

 Interest bearing
 deposits

 Interest checking         420,498      $ 1,488   1.42 %     230,213      $ 1,529   2.66 %

 Savings and money         505,898        1,655   1.31 %     457,591        1,975   1.73 %
 market

 Time                      76,192         218     1.14 %     397,009        3,250   3.27 %

 Total interest bearing    1,002,588      3,361   1.34 %     1,084,813      6,754   2.49 %
 deposits

Total deposits             1,617,669              0.83 %     1,444,737              1.87 %

Short term borrowings      29,837         50      0.68 %     122,992        510     1.66 %

Repurchase agreements      1,602          4       1.04 %     2,604          13      1.83 %

Subordinated debt          13,401         216     6.44 %     13,401         234     6.99 %

Net interest bearing       1,047,428      3,631   1.39 %     1,223,810      7,511   2.45 %
liabilities

Other liabilities          8,246                             10,020

Total Liabilities          1,670,755                         1,593,754

Shareholders' equity       248,261                           183,881

                         $ 1,919,016                       $ 1,777,635

 Net interest income on                   17,087                            14,905
 tax equivalent basis*

 Tax equivalent                           238                               -
 adjustment

 Net interest income                    $ 16,849                          $ 14,905

 Net interest margin *                            3.84 %                            3.69 %

* Full taxable equivalent basis to be comparable to the interest income of all other
categories, using a 34% statutory tax rate



                             Three months ended           Year ended

                             December 31,                 December 31,

                             2009          2008           2009      2008

Selected operating ratios

Return on average assets       0.01%       nm               0.22%   nm

Return on average equity       0.05%       nm               1.99%   nm

Net interest margin            3.84%         3.69%          3.74%     3.44%

Efficiency ratio               71.11%      nm               73.29%  nm

Book value per share (1)     $ 7.64        $ 9.21         $ 7.64    $ 9.21

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

'nm' - not meaningful

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

                             2009          2009           2009      2008

Asset quality ratios

Nonperforming loans to         1.66%         1.77%          2.09%     0.88%
total loans

Nonperforming assets to        1.26%         1.31%          1.76%     0.97%
total assets

Allowance for loan and         1.26%         1.22%          1.24%     1.20%
lease losses to total loans

Nonaccrual loans             $ 12,270      $ 11,776       $ 8,716   $ 8,729

Loans 90 days past due       $ 12,994      $ 15,012       $ 21,779  $ 4,055
still accruing interest

Other real estate owned      $ 459         $ -            $ -       $ 4,600



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