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Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings

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4/14/2006 10:26 AM ET

HUNTINGTON, Ind., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NIDB), the parent company of First Federal Savings Bank, has announced net income of $448,000 ($0.32 per diluted common share) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to $399,000 ($0.28 per diluted common share) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. The current three months earnings equates to an annualized return on average assets (ROA) of 0.78% and a return on average equity (ROE) of 7.42% as compared to an ROA of 0.70% and an ROE of 6.10% for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

Net interest income decreased to $1.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 when compared to $1.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The decrease was primarily related to rates increasing faster on interest bearing liabilities than on interest earning assets between periods. The volume of nonperforming loans in the current quarter also impacted interest income negatively for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The Company's net interest margin declined to 2.60% for the current quarter compared to 2.96% for the year earlier quarter.

The Company made a $45,000 provision for loan loss during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to a $20,000 provision for loan loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net charge-offs were little changed at $20,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to $15,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

Noninterest income increased by $194,000 or 42.9% to $646,000 for the current period compared to $452,000 during the year earlier period. This increase was primarily due to an increase in net gains on the sale of loans between periods as management completed the sale of the credit card portfolio which generated a one-time gain of $217,000. Most other noninterest income areas were relatively unchanged.

On a positive note, noninterest expense decreased $94,000 or 6.3% to $1.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. This decrease came primarily in salaries and employee benefits and professional fees as well as smaller declines in data processing and other expenses.

The salaries and employee benefits decline was due to fewer full-time equivalents in the current quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to the year earlier quarter. The decline in professional fees and other expenses was primarily related to the Company's deregistration process from the SEC and delisting from The NASDAQ National Market that was completed during the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Net loans receivable increased $3.3 million or 1.9% to $179.0 million at March 31, 2006 when compared to $175.7 million at December 31, 2005. Deposits increased by $4.0 million or 3.1% to $132.5 million during the same time frame. Borrowed funds declined to $73.4 million at March 31, 2006 from $78.8 million at December 31, 2005 due to decreases in repurchase agreement account balances.

Shareholders' equity increased to $24.5 million at March 31, 2006 compared to $23.9 million at December 31, 2005. The Company repurchased 12,202 shares on the open market at an average cost of $17.35, for a total cost of $211,725 during the quarter ended March 31, 2006. In the opinion of management, these repurchases help leverage Northeast Indiana Bancorp's remaining equity and tend to improve return on shareholders' equity. The Company has approximately 50,000 shares that may be repurchased under the current stock repurchase program, which was previously announced. In addition to current quarter earnings increasing shareholders' equity, there were 44,624 stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2006 that provided an additional $456,383 in capital.

The book value of NEIB's stock was $17.62 per common share as of March 31, 2006. The number of outstanding common shares was 1,389,059. The last reported trade of the stock on April 12, 2006 was $16.85 per common share.

Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered at 648 North Jefferson Street, Huntington, Indiana. The company offers a full array of banking and financial brokerage services to its customers through three full service branches located in Huntington, Indiana. The Company is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") under the symbol "NIDB".

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations regarding economic, legislative and regulatory issues. Factors which may cause future results to vary materially include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, loan demand, and competition. Additional factors include changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation; and other economic, competitive, regulatory and technological factors affecting each company's operations, pricing, products and services.

                          NORTHEAST INDIANA BANCORP
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (Unaudited)

                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

                                   ASSETS           March 31,   December 31,
                                                      2006          2005
    Interest-earning cash and cash equivalents      $927,617    $4,081,948
    Noninterest earning cash and cash equivalents  1,720,677     3,365,826
       Total cash and cash equivalents             2,648,294     7,447,774
    Securities available for sale                 36,456,992    36,894,920
    Loans receivable, net of allowance for
     loan loss March 31, 2006$3,118,986
     and December 31, 2005 $3,093,985            178,960,387   175,694,369

    Accrued interest receivable                      908,639       952,512
    Premises and equipment                         2,454,308     2,504,341
    Investments in limited liability partnerships  1,081,884     1,139,691
    Cash surrender value of life insurance         5,612,717     5,557,887
    Other assets                                   4,208,930     2,646,156
        Total Assets                            $232,332,151  $232,837,650

          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Deposits                                     132,512,757   128,505,603
    Borrowed Funds                                73,409,492    78,793,197
    Accrued interest payable and
     other liabilities                             1,936,246     1,685,499
        Total Liabilities                        207,858,495   208,984,299

    Retained earnings - substantially
     restricted                                   24,473,656    23,853,351
        Total Liabilities and
         Shareholders' Equity                   $232,332,151  $232,837,650



                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                         March 31,
                                                 2006                2005
    Total interest income                    $3,231,961          $3,054,386
    Total interest expense                    1,837,166           1,463,484
      Net interest income                    $1,394,795          $1,590,902
    Provision for loan losses                    45,000              20,000
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses             $1,349,795          $1,570,902
        Service charges on deposit accounts     147,507             146,526
        Net gain on sale of loans               233,633              24,497
        Net gain (loss) on sale of
         repossessed assets                      (3,909)              2,716
        Brokerage fees                           81,433              98,437
        Increase in cash surrender value
         of life insurance                       54,830              50,171
        Other income                            132,702             129,889
    Total noninterest income                   $646,196            $452,236
        Salaries and employee benefits          793,884             838,265
        Occupancy                               123,713             120,070
        Data processing                         157,648             171,518
        Deposit insurance premiums                4,325               4,504
        Professional fees                        42,605              79,161
        Correspondent bank charges               70,620              62,615
        Other expense                           208,394             218,814
    Total noninterest expenses               $1,401,189          $1,494,947
      Income before income tax expenses        $594,802            $528,191
    Income tax expenses                         146,711             129,392
    Net Income                                 $448,091            $398,799




                          NORTHEAST INDIANA BANCORP
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (Unaudited)


                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                         March 31,
                                                 2006                2005
    Basic Earnings per common share              0.33                0.29
    Dilutive Earnings per share                  0.32                0.28
    Net interest margin                          2.60%               2.96%
    Return on average assets                     0.78%               0.70%
    Return on average equity                     7.42%               6.10%
    Average shares outstanding - primary    1,378,603           1,396,838
    Average shares outstanding - diluted    1,382,623           1,434,395

    Allowance for loan losses:
       Balance at beginning of period      $3,093,985          $1,357,505
       Charge-offs:
          One-to-four family                    6,346               7,029
          Commercial real estate                    -                   -
          Commercial                                -               1,305
          Consumer                             34,226              59,183
             Gross charge-offs                 40,572              67,517
       Recoveries:
          One-to-four family                        -                   -
          Commercial real estate                2,548               7,893
          Commercial                                -              11,552
          Consumer                             18,025              33,520
             Gross recoveries                  20,573              52,965
       Net charge-offs (recoveries)            19,999              14,552
       Additions charged to operations         45,000              20,000
       Balance at end of period            $3,118,986          $1,362,953

         Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)
          to average loans (1)                   0.04%               0.03%

    Nonperforming assets (000's)             At March 31,     At December 31,
       Loans:                                   2006                2005
          Non-accrual                          $5,145              $4,395
          Past 90 days or more and
           still accruing                           -                   -
          Troubled debt restructured            1,658               1,658
             Total nonperforming loans          6,803               6,053
       Real estate owned                           73                   -
       Other repossessed assets                    10                  28
             Total nonperforming assets        $6,886              $6,081

       Nonperforming assets to total assets      2.96%               2.61%
       Nonperforming loans to total loans        3.74%               3.39%
       Allowance for loan losses to
        nonperforming loans                     45.85%              51.12%
       Allowance for loan losses to
        net loans receivable                     1.71%               1.73%


                                                       At March 31,
                                                 2006                2005

    Stockholders' equity as a % of
     total assets                               10.53%              11.18%
    Book value per share                       $17.62              $18.34
    Common shares outstanding - EOP         1,389,059           1,417,279

    (1) Ratios for the three-month periods are annualized.

SOURCE  Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc.
    -0-                             04/14/2006
    /CONTACT:  Randy J. Sizemore, Senior Vice President, CFO of Northeast
Indiana Bancorp, Inc., +1-260-358-4680/
    /Web site:  http://www.firstfedhuntington.com /
    (NIDB)

CO:  Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc.
ST:  Indiana
IN:  FIN OTC
SU:  ERN

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