Merchants Bancorp reports Q2 EPS 60c, consensus $1.08

“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.