MILWAUKEE, April 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank Mutual Corporation (NASDAQ: BKMU) reported net income of $3.6 million or $0.08 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2017 compared to $4.5 million or $0.10 per diluted share in the same quarter of last year. This decrease was largely due to a $717,000 provision for loan loss in the 2017 quarter compared to a recovery of $573,000 in the same quarter of last year. Also contributing were lower loan-related fees, lower brokerage, advisory, and insurance revenue, lower mortgage banking revenue, and higher compensation- and occupancy-related expenses. These developments were largely offset by an improvement in net interest income, lower deposit insurance premiums, and lower other non-interest expense.

David A. Baumgarten, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank Mutual, commented, "Absent the tax-effected change in our provision for loan loss, we believe our earnings in the first quarter would have been comparable to the prior year." He added, "We are certainly pleased with the improvement in our net interest income, which was driven by continued growth in our earning assets and modest expansion of our net interest margin, excluding the consideration of call premiums in prior periods." He continued, "However, we are less than satisfied with the decline in revenue from our mortgage banking and brokerage, advisory, and insurance lines of business." Baumgarten concluded, "We have recently taken actions to reverse the trend for these revenue sources and we remain optimistic about the future."

Bank Mutual's net interest income increased by $904,000 or 5.1% during the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter in 2016. Included in the prior-year quarter was a $482,000 call premium that Bank Mutual received on a mortgage-related security that was called during that period. Excluding this call premium, net interest income in the first quarter of 2017 increased by $1.4 million or 8.1% compared to the same quarter in 2016. Most of this increase was due to an increase in Bank Mutual's average earning assets, which increased by $157.7 million or 6.9% during the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in average loans receivable. Contributing to a lesser degree to the increase in net interest income in the 2017 period was an improvement in Bank Mutual's net interest margin, excluding the impact of the aforementioned call premium in the 2016 period. Finally, contributing to the increase in net interest income was an increase in funding from non-interest bearing checking accounts.

Bank Mutual's net interest margin was 3.02% during the first quarter of 2017 compared to 2.99% during the first quarter of 2016 (excluding eight basis points of benefit related to the aforementioned call premium). In recent months management has noted that Bank Mutual's net interest margin has begun to improve modestly. Specifically, the 3.02% net interest margin in the first quarter of 2017 compares to 3.00% in the fourth quarter of 2016 (also excluding three basis points related to a call premium in that quarter). Management has observed in recent months that increases in the yield on Bank Mutual's earning assets have been slightly greater than the increases in its cost of funds. This has occurred in an environment of rising interest rates, due in part to recent increases in the fed funds rate by the Federal Reserve. Management attributes the modest increases in Bank Mutual's net interest margin to an overall interest rate risk exposure that it is slightly asset sensitive. That is, management believes that the sensitivity of Bank Mutual's earning assets to changes in market interest rates is slightly greater than its interest-bearing liabilities. As such, management anticipates that Bank Mutual's net interest margin may continue to show slight improvement in the foreseeable future, although there can be no assurances.

Bank Mutual's net interest margin is subject to competitive pricing pressures for loans and deposits, changes in borrower and depositor preferences, and other economic and market factors that are outside of management's control. Of particular concern to management are possible future changes in the competitive environment for interest rates on interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts. If competitive or market pressures require Bank Mutual to increase the interest rates it pays on these deposit accounts, and such increases are not exceeded or matched by increases in the yield on its earning assets, Bank Mutual's net interest margin could be adversely impacted in future periods. Also of concern to management are possible future changes in depositor preferences for certain types of deposit products. Specifically, management believes that the relatively low interest rate environment that has persisted for the past few years has encouraged many deposit customers to switch to transaction deposits in an effort to retain flexibility in the event market interest rates increase. If market interest rates continue to increase in the future, customers' preferences may shift from transaction deposits to certificates of deposit, which generally have a higher interest cost. This development could also have an adverse impact on Bank Mutual's net interest margin in future periods.

Bank Mutual's provision for loan losses was $717,000 in the first quarter of 2017 compared to a recovery of $573,000 in the same quarter last year. Management believes that general economic, employment, and real estate conditions have remained relatively stable in Bank Mutual's local markets. However, Bank Mutual has experienced a modest increase in its non-performing and other classified loans in recent months, as noted later in this release. Management believes that this development could be an early indication of emerging difficulties in the lending environment. This consideration, along with growth in Bank Mutual's loan portfolio, has contributed to management's conclusion that increases in the allowance for loan losses are appropriate. As such, Bank Mutual's allowance for loan losses increased from $19.9 million at December 31, 2016, to $20.6 million at March 31, 2017. Management anticipates that Bank Mutual's provision for loan losses will continue to consist of provisions rather than recoveries for the foreseeable future, particularly if Bank Mutual's loan portfolio continues to grow.

Trends in the credit quality of Bank Mutual's loan portfolio are subject to many factors that are outside of Bank Mutual's control, such as economic and market conditions that can fluctuate considerably from period to period. As such, there can be no assurances that there will not be significant fluctuations in Bank Mutual's non-performing loans, classified loans, and/or loan charge-off activity from period to period, which may result in significant variability in Bank Mutual's provision for loan losses.

Deposit-related fees and charges declined by $51,000 or 1.8% during the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period in the previous year. Deposit-related fees and charges consist of overdraft fees, ATM and debit card fees, merchant processing fees, account service charges, and other revenue items related to services performed by Bank Mutual for its retail and commercial deposit customers. Management attributes the decline in deposit-related fees and charges to changes in customer spending behavior in recent periods which has resulted in lower revenue from overdraft charges and ATM usage. These developments have been partially offset by increased deposit account service charges and increased treasury management fees from commercial depositors.

Loan-related fees were $851,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to $1.3 million during the same period in 2016. The largest source of fees in this revenue category is interest rate swap fees related to commercial loan relationships. Bank Mutual mitigates the interest rate risk associated with certain of its loan relationships by executing interest rate swaps, the accounting for which results in the recognition of a certain amount of fee income at the time the swap contracts are executed. The decrease in loan-related fees was principally due to reduced originations of multi-family, commercial real estate, and construction loans, which are the types of loans that generate most of Bank Mutual's interest rate swap fees. Management anticipates that originations of these types of loans in 2017 will continue to be lower than they were in 2016 for the reason noted later in this release.

Brokerage, advisory, and insurance revenue was $652,000 during the first quarter of 2017, which was $215,000 or 24.8% lower than the same quarter in the previous year. This revenue item generally consists of commissions earned on sales of tax-deferred annuities, mutual funds, and certain other securities, fees earned for investment advisory services, and commissions earned on sales of personal and business insurance products. Management attributes the decrease in this revenue line item to reduced commissions from sales of tax-deferred annuities and other sources of transaction-based income. In recent periods management has begun to shift the mix of revenue in this line of business from commission income, which tends to be transaction-based, to advisory fee income, which is generally based on assets under management rather than execution of individual transactions. Management believes that advisory-based fee income will be a more stable source of revenue in the future and expects that it will continue to grow due to new products, services, systems, and investment advisors that Bank Mutual has added in recent periods, although there can be no assurances.

Mortgage banking revenue, net, was $721,000 and $825,000 during three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following table presents the components of mortgage banking revenue, net, for the periods indicated:



                                      Three Months
                                          Ended

                                        March 31
                                        --------

                                                    2017       2016
                                                    ----       ----

                                                     (Dollars in
                                                    thousands)

    Gross loan servicing fees                       $620       $646

    MSR amortization                               (332)     (433)

    Change in MSR valuation
     allowance                                         -         -
                                                     ---       ---

        Loan servicing revenue, net                  288        213

    Gain on loan sales activities,
     net                                             433        612

        Mortgage banking revenue, net               $721       $825
                                                    ====       ====

Loan servicing revenue, net, was $288,000 in the first quarter of 2017 compared to $213,000 in the same period of 2016. This increase was primarily caused by a decline in amortization of mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"). This decline was caused by generally higher market interest rates for one- to four-family loans in 2017, which has resulted in reduced loan prepayment activity and slower amortization of the related MSRs compared to the prior year. The favorable impact of this development was partially offset by a decline in gross servicing fees due to an overall decline in loans serviced for third-party investors. As of March 31, 2017, Bank Mutual serviced $985.4 million in loans for third-party investors compared to $1.03 billion one year earlier.

The change in valuation allowance that Bank Mutual establishes against its MSRs is recorded as a recovery or loss, as the case may be, in the period in which the change occurs. As of March 31, 2017, Bank Mutual had no valuation allowance against its MSRs, which had a carrying value of $6.5 million as of that date. MSR valuation allowances typically increase in periods of lower market interest rates, which results in a charge to earnings in the period of the increase. During such periods loan refinance activity and expectations for future loan prepayments typically increase, which generally reduces the fair value of MSRs and could result in an increase in the MSR valuation allowance. However, in recent months market interest rates for one- to four-family loans have increased. As such, there was no requirement for an MSR valuation allowance as of March 31, 2017, and management does not expect one to be necessary in the near future. In addition, management expects that amortization of MSRs may continue to be lower in the near term in response to reduced levels of loan refinance activity. However, these developments cannot be assured, particularly if market interest rates for one- to four-family residential loans decline in the future.

Gain on loan sales activities, net, was $433,000 and $612,000 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Bank Mutual typically sells most of the fixed-rate, one- to four-family mortgage loans that it originates. The decrease in net gain on loan sales was primarily caused by an unfavorable mark-to-market adjustment on loans held for sale, which declined during the period. Market interest rates for one- to four-family loans have been higher in recent months, which is a development that typically has an adverse impact on the origination and sale of such loans. Despite this possibility, management believes that Bank Mutual's origination and sales of one- to four-family loans could improve in the near term due to continued strength in housing markets in Wisconsin, increases in the number and quality of Bank Mutual's residential loan originators, and continued improvements in Bank Mutual's loan origination systems and procedures. However, the origination and sale of residential loans is subject to variations in market interest rates and other factors outside of management's control. Accordingly, there can be no assurances that such originations and sales will increase or will not vary considerably from period to period.

Compensation-related expenses increased by $762,000 or 7.3% during the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. This increase was due in part to normal annual merit increases granted to most employees at the beginning of 2017. Also contributing were certain signing bonuses and commission guarantees that Bank Mutual paid to a team of four experienced residential loan originators that it recruited from another financial institution during the quarter. Finally, contributing to a lesser degree to the increase in compensation-related expense in the 2017 quarter was higher share-based compensation and employer 401k contributions compared to the same quarter in the prior year.

Occupancy, equipment, and data processing expenses increased by $210,000 or 5.9% during the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. This increase was primarily caused by increased data processing, software, and equipment costs associated with various initiatives undertaken by Bank Mutual in recent periods.

Advertising and marketing-related expense was $551,000 and $585,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Management anticipates that spending on advertising and marketing-related expenses during the full year 2017 will be slightly lower than it was in 2016. However, this outcome depends on future management decisions and there can be no assurances.

Federal deposit insurance premiums were $328,000 and $422,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. In 2016 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") implemented a new rule that changed how insured financial institutions less than $10 billion in assets, such as Bank Mutual, are assessed for deposit insurance. The new rule has resulted in a lower deposit insurance assessment rate for Bank Mutual.

Net losses and expenses on foreclosed real estate were $54,000 and $42,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. In general, Bank Mutual has experienced only modest losses and expenses on foreclosed real estate in recent periods due to low levels of foreclosed properties and improved market conditions.

Other non-interest expense was $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared to $2.4 million in the same quarter of last year. The 2016 quarter included $207,000 in prepayment penalties related to the early retirement of certain fixed-rate advances from FHLB of Chicago.

Bank Mutual recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell five retail branch offices, including $52.6 million in deposits and $13.2 million in loans associated with the offices, to another financial institution. In addition, Bank Mutual announced that it will consolidate two retail branch offices into other nearby locations. These two offices have aggregate deposits and loans of $19.1 million and $9.6 million, respectively. Bank Mutual expects the pending sale to close in the third quarter and expects to complete the consolidations in June. Consistent with its past experience consolidating retail branch offices, management of Bank Mutual believes that it will retain the majority of the deposits and loans associated with the two consolidated locations, although there can be no assurances. Once fully implemented, management anticipates that the decisions to sell and consolidate retail branch offices will provide approximately $1.3 million in aggregate net benefit to pre-tax earnings on an annualized basis. Also related to these decisions, Bank Mutual expects to incur one-time costs of approximately $250,000, composed primarily of asset disposition costs, employment severance costs, data processing costs, and professional fees, $71,000 of which were recorded in the first quarter. The remainder is expected to be recorded in the third quarter. The sale and branch consolidations are subject to the filing of appropriate notices with and/or approvals of regulatory agencies.

Income tax expense was $1.7 million and $2.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The effective tax rates ("ETRs") for these periods were 31.8% and 36.5%, respectively. The ETR was lower in the 2017 period because of certain tax deductions related to the vesting of restricted stock grants and exercise of certain stock options by employees and directors. Bank Mutual's ETR will also vary from period to period due to the impact of non-taxable revenue items, such as earnings from BOLI and tax-exempt interest income.

Bank Mutual's total assets increased by $19.8 million or 0.7% during the three months ended March 31, 2017. During this period a $25.2 million increase in loans receivable was funded by a $37.8 million increase in deposit liabilities, which also funded a $15.8 million decrease in borrowings. Bank Mutual's total shareholders' equity was $288.4 million at March 31, 2017, compared to $286.6 million at December 31, 2016.

Bank Mutual's loans receivable increased by $25.2 million or 1.3% during the three months ended March 31, 2017. During this period increases in multi-family loans, commercial and industrial loans, and construction loans (net of the undisbursed portion) were partially offset by declines in Bank Mutual's other loan categories. The loan portfolio is subject to economic, market, competitive, and regulatory factors outside of Bank Mutual's control and there can be no assurances that expected loan growth will continue or that total loans will not decrease in future periods.

As of March 31, 2017, Bank Mutual's holdings of, and three-year growth rate in non-owner occupied commercial real estate and construction loans has exceeded certain guidelines issued by banking regulatory agencies, as previously disclosed in prior releases. As such, management expects that for the foreseeable future the aggregate future growth rate for these loan types will be managed to closely approximate growth in the total risk-based capital of Bank Mutual's subsidiary bank.

Bank Mutual's deposit liabilities increased by $37.8 million or 2.0% during the three months ended March 31, 2017. Transaction deposits, which consist of checking, savings, and money market accounts, increased by $33.6 million or 2.5% during the period and certificates of deposit increased by $4.2 million or 0.8%. Management believes that the increase in transaction deposits in recent periods, particularly the increase in non-interest-bearing checking accounts, is due in part to improved marketing and sales efforts. However, management also believes that the generally low interest rate environment that has persisted for the past few years has encouraged some customers to switch to transaction deposits in an effort to retain flexibility in the event interest rates increase in the future. As previously noted, if interest rates continue to increase in the future, customer preference may shift from transaction deposits back to certificates of deposit, which typically have a higher interest cost to Bank Mutual. This development could increase Bank Mutual's cost of funds in the future, which would also have an adverse impact on its net interest margin.

Bank Mutual's shareholders' equity was $288.4 million at March 31, 2017, compared to $286.6 million at December 31, 2016. This increase was primarily due to $3.6 million in net income that was only partially offset by $2.5 million in regular cash dividends. Contributing to a lesser degree to the increase was periodic amortization related to share-based compensation and issuance of treasury shares on stock option exercises. The book value of Bank Mutual's common stock was $6.28 per share at March 31, 2017, compared to $6.27 at December 31, 2016.

Bank Mutual's non-performing loans were $8.9 million or 0.45% of loans receivable as of March 31, 2017, compared to $8.2 million or 0.42% of loans receivable as of December 31, 2016. Non-performing assets, which includes non-performing loans, were $10.9 million or 0.41% of total assets and $11.2 million or 0.42% of total assets as of these same dates, respectively. Non-performing assets are classified as "substandard" in accordance with Bank Mutual's internal risk rating policy. In addition to non-performing assets, at March 31, 2017, management was closely monitoring $71.4 million in additional loans that were classified as either "special mention" or "substandard" in accordance with Bank Mutual's internal risk rating policy. This amount compared to $68.6 million at December 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2017, most of these additional classified loans were secured by commercial real estate, multi-family real estate, land, and certain commercial business assets. Management does not believe any of these loans were impaired as of March 31, 2017, although there can be no assurances that the loans will not become impaired in future periods.

Trends in the credit quality of Bank Mutual's loan portfolio are subject to many factors that are outside of Bank Mutual's control, such as economic and market conditions. As such, there can be no assurances that there will not be significant fluctuations in Bank Mutual's non-performing assets and/or classified loans in future periods or that there will not be significant variability in Bank Mutual's provision for loan losses from period to period.

Bank Mutual's allowance for loan losses was $20.6 million or 1.05% of total loans at March 31, 2017, compared to $19.9 million or 1.03% of total loans at December 31, 2016. As a percent of non-performing loans, Bank Mutual's allowance for loan losses was 232.7% at March 31, 2017, compared to 242.5% at December 31, 2016. Management believes the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2017, was adequate to cover probable and estimable losses in Bank Mutual's loan portfolio as of that date. However, future increases to the allowance may be necessary and results of operations could be adversely affected if future conditions differ from the assumptions used by management to determine the allowance for loan losses as of the end of the period.

Bank Mutual Corporation is the third largest financial institution holding company headquartered in the state of Wisconsin based on total assets. Its stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker BKMU. As of March 31, 2017, its subsidiary bank operated 64 banking locations in Wisconsin and one in Minnesota. After the sales and consolidations discussed in this release are completed, its subsidiary bank will operate 57 banking locations in Wisconsin and one in Minnesota.

Cautionary Statements

This release contains or incorporates by reference various forward-looking statements concerning Bank Mutual's prospects that are based on the current expectations and beliefs of management. Forward-looking statements may contain, and are intended to be identified by, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "objective," "projection," "intend," "optimistic," and similar expressions; the use of verbs in the future tense and discussions of periods after the date on which this report is issued are also forward-looking statements. The statements contained herein and such future statements involve or may involve certain assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Bank Mutual's control, that could cause Bank Mutual's actual results and performance to differ materially from what is stated or expected. In addition to the assumptions and other factors referenced specifically in connection with such statements, the following factors could impact the business and financial prospects of Bank Mutual: general economic conditions, including volatility in credit, lending, and financial markets; weakness and declines in the real estate market, which could affect both collateral values and loan activity; periods of relatively high unemployment or economic weakness and other factors which could affect borrowers' ability to repay their loans; negative developments affecting particular borrowers, which could further adversely impact loan repayments and collection; legislative and regulatory initiatives and changes, including action taken, or that may be taken, in response to difficulties in financial markets and/or which could negatively affect the rights of creditors; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; the effects of further regulation and consolidation within the financial services industry; regulatory actions either generally or specifically related to Bank Mutual associated with safety and soundness, compliance, loan concentrations, or technology concerns that could restrict Bank Mutual's freedom of operations; regulators' strict expectations for financial institutions' capital levels and restrictions imposed on institutions, as to payments of dividends, share repurchases, or otherwise, to maintain or achieve those levels; recent, pending, and/or potential rulemaking or various federal regulatory agencies that could affect Bank Mutual or the Bank; increased competition and/or disintermediation within the financial services industry; changes in tax rates, deductions and/or policies; potential further changes in FDIC premiums and other governmental assessments; changes in deposit flows; changes in the cost of funds; fluctuations in general market rates of interest and/or yields or rates on competing loans, investments, and sources of funds; demand for loan or deposit products; illiquidity of financial markets and other negative developments affecting particular investment and mortgage-related securities, which could adversely impact the fair value of and/or cash flows from such securities; changes in customers' demand for other financial services; Bank Mutual's potential inability to carry out business plans or strategies; changes in accounting policies or guidelines; natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or developments in the war on terrorism or other global conflicts; the risk of failures in computer or other technology systems or data maintenance, or breaches of security relating to such systems; and the factors discussed in Bank Mutual's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly under Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of Bank Mutual's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.



     Bank Mutual Corporation and Subsidiaries

     Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                        March 31            December 31

                                                                       2017                   2016
                                                                       ----                   ----

     ASSETS

     Cash and
      due
      from
      banks                                                         $26,945                $31,284

      Interest-
      earning
      deposits                                                       16,625                 18,803
                                                                     ------                 ------

       Cash and
        cash
        equivalents                                                  43,570                 50,087

      Mortgage-
      related
      securities
      available-
      for-
      sale,
      at fair
      value                                                         380,101                371,880

      Mortgage-
      related                                  of
      securities                               $93,652
      held-                                    in 2017
      to-                                      and
      maturity,                                $94,266
      at                                       in
      amortized                                2016)
      cost
      (fair
      value                                                          92,722                 93,234

     Loans
      held-
      for-
      sale                                                            1,971                  5,952

     Loans
      receivable                               $19,940
      (net of                                  in
      allowance                                2016)
      for
      loan
      losses
      of
      $20,622
      in 2017
      and                                                         1,968,106              1,942,907

     Mortgage
      servicing
      rights,
      net                                                             6,482                  6,569

     Other
      assets                                                        175,417                177,895
                                                                    -------                -------


         Total
          assets                                                 $2,668,369             $2,648,524
                                                                 ==========             ==========


     LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     Liabilities:

       Deposit
        liabilities                                              $1,902,483             $1,864,730

       Borrowings                                                   423,384                439,150

       Advance
        payments
        by
        borrowers
        for
        taxes
        and
        insurance                                                    13,392                  4,770

       Other
        liabilities                                                  40,668                 53,233
                                                                     ------                 ------

         Total
          liabilities                                             2,379,927              2,361,883
                                                                  ---------              ---------

     Equity:

       Preferred stock - $0.01 par value:

         Authorized -20,000,000 shares in 2017
          and 2016

         Issued
          and
          outstanding
          -none
          in 2017
          and
          2016                                                            -                     -

       Common stock - $0.01 par value:

         Authorized -200,000,000 shares in
          2017 and 2016

         Issued -78,783,849 shares in 2017 and
          2016

          Outstanding
          -
          45,927,719
          shares
          in 2017
          and
          45,691,790
          in 2016                                                       788                    788

        Additional
        paid-
        in
        capital                                                     482,859                484,940

       Retained
        earnings                                                    172,749                171,633

        Accumulated
        other
        comprehensive
        loss                                                       (11,294)              (11,139)

       Treasury
        stock -
        32,856,130
        shares
        in 2017
        and
        33,092,059
        in 2016                                                   (356,660)             (359,581)
                                                                   --------               --------

         Total
          shareholders'
          equity                                                    288,442                286,641
                                                                    -------                -------


         Total
          liabilities
          and
          equity                                                 $2,668,369             $2,648,524
                                                                 ==========             ==========



     Bank Mutual Corporation and Subsidiaries

     Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                    Three Months Ended

                                                         March 31
                                                        --------

                                                      2017                2016
                                                      ----                ----

     Interest income:

       Loans                                       $18,720             $16,936

       Mortgage-related securities                   2,494               3,261

       Investment securities                           137                 102

       Interest-earning deposits                        13                   8
                                                       ---                 ---

          Total interest income                     21,364              20,307
                                                    ------              ------

     Interest expense:

       Deposits                                      1,452               1,405

       Borrowings                                    1,360               1,254
                                                     -----               -----

          Total interest expense                     2,812               2,659
                                                     -----               -----

          Net interest income                       18,552              17,648

     Provision for (recovery of) loan
      losses                                           717               (573)
                                                       ---                ----

          Net interest income after provision
           for loan losses                          17,835              18,221
                                                    ------              ------

     Non-interest income:

       Deposit-related fees and charges              2,714               2,765

       Loan-related fees                               851               1,258

       Brokerage, advisory, and insurance
        revenue                                        652                 867

       Mortgage banking revenue, net                   721                 825

       Income from bank-owned life
        insurance ("BOLI")                             437                 464

       Other non-interest income                        63                  66
                                                       ---                 ---

          Total non-interest income                  5,438               6,245
                                                     -----               -----

     Non-interest expense:

       Compensation, payroll taxes, and
        other employee benefits                     11,229              10,467

       Occupancy, equipment, and data
        processing costs                             3,742               3,532

       Advertising and marketing                       551                 585

       Federal deposit insurance premiums              328                 422

       Losses and expenses on foreclosed
        real estate, net                                54                  42

       Other non-interest expense                    2,029               2,369
                                                     -----               -----

          Total non-interest expense                17,933              17,417
                                                    ------              ------

          Income before income tax expense           5,340               7,049

     Income tax expense                              1,700               2,576
                                                     -----               -----

          Net income                                $3,640              $4,473
                                                    ======              ======


     Per share data:

       Earnings per share-basic                      $0.08               $0.10
                                                     =====               =====

       Earnings per share-diluted                    $0.08               $0.10
                                                     =====               =====

       Cash dividends paid                          $0.055              $0.050
                                                    ======              ======

     Bank Mutual Corporation and Subsidiaries

     Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts and ratios)


                                                               Three Months Ended

                                                                    March 31
                                                                   --------

    Loan Originations and Sales                                                    2017                         2016
    ---------------------------                                                    ----                         ----

      Loans originated for portfolio:

        Commercial loans:

          Commercial and industrial                                             $21,664                       $5,961

          Commercial real estate                                                  1,824                       15,484

          Multi-family                                                           22,141                       45,808

          Construction and development                                           27,087                       59,930
                                                                                 ------                       ------

            Total commercial loans                                               72,716                      127,183
                                                                                 ------                      -------

      Retail loans:

          One- to four-family first
           mortgages                                                             27,791                       16,691

          Home equity                                                             7,163                        6,029

          Other consumer                                                            305                          606
                                                                                    ---                          ---

            Total retail loans                                                   35,259                       23,326
                                                                                 ------                       ------

            Total loans originated for
             portfolio                                                         $107,975                     $150,509
                                                                               ========                     ========


      Mortgage loans originated for
       sale                                                                     $16,200                      $21,228
                                                                                =======                      =======


      Mortgage loan sales                                                       $20,242                      $20,619
                                                                                =======                      =======


                                                                    March 31                  December 31

    Loan Portfolio Analysis                                                        2017                         2016
    -----------------------                                                        ----                         ----

      Commercial loans:

        Commercial and industrial                                              $252,068                     $241,689

        Commercial real estate                                                  362,499                      375,459

        Multi-family real estate                                                538,653                      506,136
                                                                                -------                      -------

        Construction and development
         loans:

          Commercial real estate                                                 34,040                       34,125

          Multi-family real estate                                              294,124                      328,186

          Land and land development                                              13,561                       12,484
                                                                                 ------                       ------

            Total construction and
             development                                                        341,725                      374,795
                                                                                -------                      -------

            Total commercial loans                                            1,494,945                    1,498,079
                                                                              ---------                    ---------

      Retail loans:

        One- to four-family first
         mortgages

          Permanent                                                             456,292                      457,014

          Construction                                                           47,062                       42,961
                                                                                 ------                       ------

            Total one- to four-family
             first mortgages                                                    503,354                      499,975
                                                                                -------                      -------

        Home equity loans:

          Fixed term home equity                                                102,130                      105,544

          Home equity lines of credit                                            67,736                       70,043
                                                                                 ------                       ------

            Total home equity loans                                             169,866                      175,587
                                                                                -------                      -------

        Other consumer loans:

          Student                                                                 6,463                        6,810

          Other                                                                  11,317                       11,373
                                                                                 ------                       ------

            Total consumer loans                                                 17,780                       18,183
                                                                                 ------                       ------

            Total retail loans                                                  691,000                      693,745
                                                                                -------                      -------

            Gross loans receivable                                            2,185,945                    2,191,824

      Undisbursed loan proceeds                                               (195,825)                   (227,537)

      Allowance for loan losses                                                (20,622)                    (19,940)

      Deferred fees and costs, net                                              (1,392)                     (1,440)
                                                                                 ------                       ------

          Total loans receivable, net                                        $1,968,106                   $1,942,907
                                                                             ==========                   ==========


     Loans serviced for others                                                 $985,368                     $996,985
                                                                               ========                     ========


     Bank Mutual Corporation and Subsidiaries

     Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information (continued)

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts and ratios)


                                                                   March 31                   December 31

    Non-Performing Loans and Assets                                                2017                         2016
    -------------------------------                                                ----                         ----

      Non-accrual commercial loans:

        Commercial and industrial                                                  $799                         $989

        Commercial real estate                                                    3,484                        2,839

        Multi-family                                                                268                          274

        Construction and development                                                528                          148
                                                                                    ---                          ---

          Total commercial loans                                                  5,079                        4,250
                                                                                  -----                        -----

      Non-accrual retail loans:

        One- to four-family first
         mortgages                                                                3,045                        3,191

        Home equity                                                                 421                          442

        Other consumer                                                               66                           46
                                                                                    ---                          ---

          Total non-accrual retail loans                                          3,532                        3,679
                                                                                  -----                        -----

          Total non-accrual loans                                                 8,611                        7,929

      Accruing loans delinquent 90
       days or more                                                                 253                          295
                                                                                    ---                          ---

          Total non-performing loans                                              8,864                        8,224

      Foreclosed real estate and
       repossessed assets                                                         2,022                        2,943
                                                                                  -----                        -----

          Total non-performing assets                                           $10,886                      $11,167
                                                                                =======                      =======

     Non-performing loans to loans
      receivable, net                                                             0.45%                       0.42%

     Non-performing assets to total
      assets                                                                      0.41%                       0.42%


                                                                   March 31                   December 31

    Special Mention and Substandard
     Loans                                                                         2017                         2016
    -------------------------------                                                ----                         ----

    (includes all non-performing
     loans, above)

     Commercial loans:

         Commercial and industrial                                              $22,112                      $16,377

         Commercial real estate                                                  39,789                       41,394

         Multi-family                                                            11,629                       11,699

         Construction and development                                             1,268                        1,355
                                                                                  -----                        -----

             Total commercial loans                                              74,798                       70,825
                                                                                 ------                       ------

     Retail loans:

         One- to four-family first
          mortgages                                                               4,948                        5,549

         Home equity                                                                421                          442

         Other consumer                                                              66                           46
                                                                                    ---                          ---

            Total retail loans                                                    5,435                        6,037
                                                                                  -----                        -----

            Total                                                               $80,233                      $76,862
                                                                                =======                      =======


                                                               Three Months Ended

                                                                    March 31
                                                                   --------

    Activity in Allowance for Loan
     Losses                                                                        2017                         2016
    ------------------------------                                                 ----                         ----

     Balance at the beginning of the
      period                                                                    $19,940                      $17,641

     Provision for (recovery of) loan
      losses                                                                        717                        (573)
                                                                                    ---                         ----

     Charge-offs:

         Commercial and industrial                                                    -                           -

         Commercial real estate                                                       -                        (20)

         Multi-family                                                                 -                           -

         Construction and development                                                 -                           -

         One- to four-family first
          mortgages                                                                (13)                        (21)

         Home equity                                                               (17)                        (35)

         Other consumer                                                            (76)                       (100)

           Total charge-offs                                                      (106)                       (176)
                                                                                   ----                         ----

     Recoveries:

         Commercial and industrial                                                    -                           2

         Commercial real estate                                                       2                           16

         Multi-family                                                                31                           30

         Construction and development                                                 -                           -

         One- to four-family first
          mortgages                                                                   6                           25

         Home equity                                                                  6                            5

         Other consumer                                                              26                           14
                                                                                    ---

           Total recoveries                                                          71                           92
                                                                                    ---                          ---

           Net charge-offs                                                         (35)                        (84)
                                                                                    ---                          ---

           Balance at end of period                                             $20,622                      $16,984
                                                                                =======                      =======

     Net charge-offs to average
      loans, annualized                                                           0.01%                       0.02%


                                                                   March 31                   December 31

    Allowance Ratios                                                               2017                         2016
    ----------------                                                               ----                         ----

     Allowance for loan losses to
      non-performing loans                                                      232.65%                     242.46%

     Allowance for loan losses to
      total loans                                                                 1.05%                       1.03%


     Bank Mutual Corporation and Subsidiaries

     Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information (continued)

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts and ratios)


                                                                   March 31                   December 31

     Deposit Liabilities Analysis                                                  2017                         2016
     ----------------------------                                                  ----                         ----

     Non-interest-bearing checking                                             $318,628                     $309,137

     Interest-bearing checking                                                  252,190                      238,142

     Savings accounts                                                           242,423                      234,038

     Money market accounts                                                      560,547                      558,905

     Certificates of deposit                                                    528,695                      524,508
                                                                                -------                      -------

        Total deposit liabilities                                            $1,902,483                   $1,864,730
                                                                             ==========                   ==========



                                                               Three Months Ended

                                                                    March 31
                                                                   --------

    Selected Operating Ratios                                                      2017                         2016
    -------------------------                                                      ----                         ----

     Net interest margin (1)                                                      3.02%                       3.07%

     Net interest rate spread                                                     2.91%                       2.98%

     Return on average assets                                                     0.55%                       0.72%

     Return on average shareholders'
      equity                                                                      5.06%                       6.33%

     Efficiency ratio (2)                                                        74.75%                      72.90%

     Non-interest expense as a
      percent of average assets                                                   2.71%                       2.78%

     Shareholders' equity to total
      assets at end of period                                                    10.81%                      11.22%

     (1) Net interest margin is determined by dividing net interest income by average earning

           assets for the periods indicated.

     (2) Efficiency ratio is determined by dividing non-interest expense by the sum of net

           interest income and non-interest income.


                                                               Three Months Ended

                                                                    March 31
                                                                   --------

    Other Information                                                              2017                         2016
    -----------------                                                              ----                         ----

     Average earning assets                                                  $2,456,209                   $2,298,477

     Average assets                                                           2,649,294                    2,501,581

     Average interest bearing
      liabilities                                                             1,982,307                    1,916,517

     Average shareholders' equity                                               287,666                      282,748

     Weighted average number of
      shares outstanding:

        As used in basic earnings per
         share                                                               45,497,917                   45,160,931

        As used in diluted earnings per
         share                                                               46,057,243                   45,593,814


                                                                   March 31                   December 31

                                                                                   2017                         2016
                                                                                   ----                         ----

     Number of shares outstanding
      (net of treasury shares)                                               45,927,719                   45,691,790

     Book value per share                                                         $6.28                        $6.27

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