FLINT, Mich., Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRBC) announced today a net loss from continuing operations of $106.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, compared with net losses of $62.5 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $65.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. After incorporating the $5.5 million accrued but unpaid dividend to the preferred shareholder, Citizens reported a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $111.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, compared with $67.9 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $70.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Results for the fourth quarter of 2009 included net income from discontinued operations of $1.2 million. Diluted net loss from continuing operations per share was $0.28 for the three months ended December 31, 2010, compared with $0.17 for the third quarter of 2010 and $0.18 for the fourth quarter of 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, Citizens recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $289.1 million compared with a net loss from continuing operations of $505.7 million for 2009.

"Last quarter we announced a plan to accelerate the workout of certain problem assets. We are pleased with the execution of that plan during the fourth quarter and expect to substantially complete it during the first quarter of 2011," commented Cathleen H. Nash, president and chief executive officer.

"We reduced the level of non-performing assets by 35% during the quarter. Our watchlist declined by almost 20% and delinquencies are down 25% and at their lowest level since December 2006. We have significantly reduced our balance sheet risk while maintaining strong regulatory capital levels. Our strong reserve for loan losses supports the remaining work we have to do this year," added Ms. Nash.

"We produced solid operating results for the quarter. Net interest margin increased 10 basis points to 3.42% compared to last quarter. Pre-tax pre-provision profit totaled $32 million for the fourth quarter," continued Ms. Nash.

"We are very pleased with the progress we made during 2010 in working through the stressed loans in our portfolio. Non-performing assets at the end of the year are at half the level of last year. Our actions should allow us to regain quarterly profitability by the third quarter of 2011," Ms. Nash concluded.

Key Points in the Quarter:


    --  In an effort to reduce overall problem asset levels, Citizens resolved
        $466.2 million of problem assets in the fourth quarter of 2010 through a
        combination of bulk sales and individual workouts, recording a provision
        for loan losses of $131.3 million and net charge-offs of $159.3 million.
    --  Total delinquent loans at December 31, 2010 were $98.4 million, or 1.58%
        of total portfolio loans, a decrease of $33.1 million or 25.2% from
        September 30, 2010.  Total nonperforming assets at December 31, 2010
        were $286.6 million, a decrease of $156.7 million or 35.3% from
        September 30, 2010.
    --  Net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2010 was 3.42% compared
        with 3.32% for the third quarter of 2010.
    --  Pre-tax pre-provision profit (non-GAAP) for the fourth quarter of 2010
        totaled $32.1 million, compared with $36.2 million for the third quarter
        of 2010.

Balance Sheet

Total assets at December 31, 2010 were $10.0 billion, a decrease of $673.3 million or 6.3% from September 30, 2010 and a decrease of $2.0 billion or 16.5% from December 31, 2009. The declines were primarily due to reductions in total portfolio loans as a result of the accelerated resolution of problem assets, customer loan paydowns, loan charge-offs and weak customer demand. The decrease from 2009 was also due to the sale of Citizens' wholly-owned subsidiary, F&M Bank-Iowa ("F&M") during the second quarter of 2010.

Money market investments at December 31, 2010 totaled $409.1 million, a decrease of $121.1 million or 22.8% from September 30, 2010 and a decrease of $277.2 million or 40.4% from December 31, 2009. The decreases were primarily the result of using money market investments to payoff maturing wholesale funding.

Investment securities at December 31, 2010 totaled $2.5 billion, an increase of $153.9 million or 6.5% from September 30, 2010 and an increase of $333.3 million or 15.2% over December 31, 2009. Increases in investment securities were largely due to reinvesting a portion of the loan portfolio paydowns.

The following table displays total portfolio loans at quarter end for each of the last five quarters. The following definitions are provided to clarify the types of loans included in each of the commercial real estate segments identified in the table. Land hold loans are secured by undeveloped land which has been acquired for future development. Land development loans are secured by land undergoing infrastructure improvements to create finished marketable lots for commercial or residential construction. Construction loans are secured by commercial, retail and residential real estate in the construction phase with the intent to be sold or become an income producing property. Income producing loans are secured by non-owner occupied real estate leased to one or more tenants. Owner occupied loans are secured by real estate occupied by the owner.



                            December  September            March  December
    Loan Portfolios            31,        30,   June 30,    31,      31,
    ---------------              2010      2010     2010     2010     2009
    (in millions)                ----      ----     ----     ----     ----
    -------------

    Land hold                   $28.3     $37.1    $37.8    $39.3    $35.9
    Land development             34.8      73.8     84.3    101.0    103.6
    Construction                103.7     155.4    156.3    164.4    177.9
    Income producing          1,171.0   1,382.3  1,481.7  1,532.1  1,514.0
    Owner-occupied              783.0     855.1    886.1    931.5    980.1
      Total commercial real
       estate                 2,120.8   2,503.7  2,646.2  2,768.3  2,811.5
    Commercial and
     industrial               1,474.2   1,657.4  1,686.8  1,824.8  1,921.8
      Total commercial        3,595.0   4,161.1  4,333.0  4,593.1  4,733.3

    Residential mortgage        756.2     800.5    858.9    877.2  1,025.2
    Direct consumer           1,045.5   1,091.7  1,132.2  1,174.7  1,224.2
    Indirect consumer           819.9     834.7    814.0    794.2    805.2
                                -----     -----    -----    -----    -----
      Total consumer          2,621.6   2,726.9  2,805.1  2,846.1  3,054.6
    Total portfolio loans    $6,216.6  $6,888.0 $7,138.1 $7,439.2 $7,787.9
                             ========  ======== ======== ======== ========

Decreases in total portfolio loans in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the prior quarters reflect the efforts of the accelerated problem asset resolution initiatives undertaken during that quarter, continued weak customer demand from credit-worthy clients, paydowns as a result of normal client activity, and charge-offs. In addition, the decline from December 31, 2009 in residential mortgage loans was primarily the result of transferring nonperforming residential mortgage loans to loans held for sale at the end of the first and third quarters of 2010. More than 90% of new mortgage originations are sold into the secondary market, resulting in minimal new loans being retained in the residential mortgage portfolio.

Loans held for sale at December 31, 2010 were $40.3 million, a decrease of $11.8 million or 22.7% from September 30, 2010 and a decrease of $39.9 million or 49.7% from December 31, 2009. The decrease from September 30, 2010 was primarily the result of a bulk loan sale of nonperforming residential mortgage loans with a book value of $9.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, which were transferred to loans held for sale at the end of the third quarter of 2010. The variance from both prior periods reflects declines due to the sale of commercial loans held for sale, customer paydowns, workout activities, writedowns to reflect further fair-value declines for the underlying collateral, and transfers to ORE.

Core deposits, which exclude all time deposits, totaled $4.9 billion at December 31, 2010, essentially the same levels that existed at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Time deposits totaled $2.9 billion at December 31, 2010, a decrease of $298.9 million or 9.5% from September 30, 2010 and a decrease of $844.3 million or 22.8% from December 31, 2009. The decrease from September 30, 2010 was primarily the result of a strategic reduction in brokered time deposits and rate sensitive single service retail time deposits. The decrease from December 31, 2009 was due to the aforementioned factors and retail customers shifting balances from time deposits to savings accounts. As a result of these changes in deposit balances, total deposits at December 31, 2010 were $7.7 billion, a decrease of $374.1 million or 4.6% from September 30, 2010 and a decrease of $773.9 million or 9.1% from December 31, 2009.

Other interest-bearing liabilities, which include federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, other short-term borrowings, and long-term debt, totaled $1.1 billion at December 31, 2010, a decrease of $153.4 million or 12.5% from September 30, 2010 and a decrease of $477.8 million or 30.8% from December 31, 2009. The decreases were the result of a strategic reduction in long-term debt.

Capital Adequacy and Liquidity

Shareholders' equity at December 31, 2010 totaled $1.0 billion, a decrease of $145.3 million or 12.6% from September 30, 2010 and a decrease of $319.3 million or 24.0% from December 31, 2009. The decreases were primarily the result of net losses incurred.

Citizens continues to maintain a strong capital position, and its regulatory capital ratios are above "well-capitalized" standards, as evidenced in the table below.

    



    Capital                  December        September                Excess
     Ratios     Regulatory      31,             30,      June 30,    Capital
                 Minimum
                    for           2010             2010      2010  over Minimum
                  "Well-                                               (in
               Capitalized"                                         millions)
    Leverage
     ratio             5.00%      7.71%            8.50%     8.72%       $272.8
    Tier 1
     capital
     ratio             6.00      12.11            12.41     12.79         391.8
    Total
     capital
     ratio            10.00      13.50            13.80     14.17         224.9
    Tier 1
     common
     equity
     (non-
     GAAP)             6.62    7.50     8.10
    Tangible
     equity to
     tangible
     assets
     (non-
     GAAP)             7.09    8.03     8.45
    Tangible
     common
     equity to
     tangible
     assets
     (non-
     GAAP)             4.20    5.34     5.83

Citizens maintains a strong liquidity position, with substantial on- and off-balance sheet liquidity sources and a stable funding base comprised of approximately 78% deposits, 11% long-term debt, 10% equity, and 1% short-term liabilities. Citizens' loan-to-deposit ratio, another measure of liquidity, continues to improve with levels of 80.5%, 85.0%, and 91.6% at December 31, 2010, September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, as a result of the decrease in outstanding loans. Securities available-for-sale and money market investments could be sold for cash to provide additional liquidity if necessary. Citizens' parent company cash totaled $68.1 million at December 31, 2010 as compared with $109.8 million at December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily the result of contributing $100.0 million from the parent company to the bank during the third quarter of 2010. This decrease was partially offset by $50.0 million in cash received as a result of completing the sale of F&M during the second quarter of 2010.

Net Interest Margin and Net Interest Income

Net interest margin was 3.42% for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with 3.32% for the third quarter of 2010 and 3.13% for the fourth quarter of 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, net interest margin was 3.31%, compared with 2.90% for the same period of 2009. The increase in net interest margin over the third quarter of 2010 was primarily the result of declining deposit costs, the repricing of fixed rate funding to a lower rate, and reduced costs of carrying non-performing loans, partially offset by lower reinvestment rates in the investment and loan portfolios. The increases in net interest margin in the three months and year ended December 31, 2010 over the comparable periods in 2009 were primarily the result of expanding commercial and consumer loan spreads, declining deposit costs, reductions in high-cost funding, and wholesale funding repricing to lower fixed rates, partially offset by the effect of replacing declining loan balances with lower-yielding investment securities and money market investments.

Net interest income was $81.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, essentially unchanged over the third quarter of 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, net interest income was $329.1 million, an increase of $18.6 million or 6.0% over the same period of 2009. The increase over 2009 was primarily the result of the higher net interest margin, partially offset by decreases in average earning assets. The decreases in average earning assets were due to weak loan demand in the current Midwest economic environment, partially offset by increases in investment securities and money market investments.

Credit Quality

The quality of Citizens' loan portfolio is impacted by numerous factors, including the economic environment in the markets in which Citizens operates. Citizens carefully monitors its loans in an effort to identify and mitigate any potential credit quality issues and losses in a proactive manner. Citizens performs quarterly reviews of the non-watch commercial credit portfolio focusing on industry segments and asset classes that have or may be expected to experience stress due to economic conditions. This process seeks to validate the credit's risk rating, underwriting structure and exposure management under current and stressed economic scenarios while strengthening these relationships and improving communication with these clients.

The following tables represent four qualitative aspects of the loan portfolio that illustrate the overall level of quality and risk inherent in the loan portfolio.


    --  Delinquency Rates by Loan Portfolio - Loans where the contractual
        payment is 30 to 89 days past due and interest is still accruing.  While
        these loans are actively worked to bring them current, past due loan
        trends may be a leading indicator of potential future nonperforming
        loans and charge-offs.
    --  Commercial Watchlist - Commercial loans that, while still accruing
        interest, we believe may be at risk due to general economic conditions
        or changes in a borrower's financial status and therefore require
        increased oversight.  Watchlist loans that are in nonperforming status
        are included in the nonperforming assets table below.
    --  Nonperforming Assets - Loans that are in nonaccrual status, loans past
        due 90 days or more on which interest is still accruing, restructured
        loans, nonperforming loans that are held for sale, and other repossessed
        assets acquired.  The commercial loans included in this table are
        reviewed as part of the watchlist process in addition to the loans
        displayed in the commercial watchlist table below.
    --  Net Charge-Offs - The portion of loans that have been charged-off during
        each quarter.



    Delinquency Rates By Loan  December 31,       September 30,
     Portfolio                       2010                2010

    30 to 89 days past due        $     % of          $     % of
    ----------------------      ---   Portfolio     ---   Portfolio
    (in millions)                     ---------           ---------
    -------------------------

    Land hold                  $2.2        7.90%   $---         --- %
    Land development            0.2        0.62     4.5        6.04
    Construction                0.5        0.45     2.4        1.53
    Income producing           20.7        1.76    35.2        2.55
    Owner-occupied             14.7        1.88    18.3        2.14
                               ----                ----
      Total commercial real
       estate                  38.3        1.80    60.4        2.41
    Commercial and industrial   9.0        0.61    23.8        1.43
                                ---                ----
      Total commercial         47.3        1.32    84.2        2.02

    Residential mortgage       15.4        2.03    14.6        1.82
    Direct consumer            22.4        2.14    20.5        1.88
    Indirect consumer          13.3        1.62    12.2        1.46
                               ----                ----
      Total consumer           51.1        1.95    47.3        1.73
                               ----                ----
    Total delinquent loans    $98.4        1.58  $131.5        1.91
                              =====              ======



    Delinquency Rates By Loan                        March 31,
     Portfolio                  June 30, 2010                        2010

    30 to 89 days past due         $     % of          $     % of
    -------------------------    ---   Portfolio     ---   Portfolio
    (in millions)                      ---------           ---------
    -------------

    Land hold                   $1.3        3.34%   $0.6        1.64%
    Land development             2.0        2.43     3.0        3.00
    Construction                 6.4        4.07     0.9        0.55
    Income producing            22.9        1.55    51.7        3.37
    Owner-occupied              16.4        1.85    13.6        1.46
                                ----                ----
      Total commercial real
       estate                   49.0        1.85    69.8        2.52
    Commercial and industrial   10.3        0.61    15.1        0.83
                                ----                ----
      Total commercial          59.3        1.37    84.9        1.85

    Residential mortgage        20.8        2.42    21.5        2.45
    Direct consumer             20.2        1.79    21.9        1.86
    Indirect consumer           11.4        1.40    14.8        1.86
                                ----                ----
      Total consumer            52.4        1.87    58.2        2.05
                                ----                ----
    Total delinquent loans    $111.7        1.57  $143.1        1.92
                              ======              ======



    Delinquency Rates By Loan     December 31,
     Portfolio                          2009

    30 to 89 days past due           $     % of
    -------------------------      ---   Portfolio
    (in millions)                        ---------
    -------------

    Land hold                     $0.6        1.56%
    Land development               4.7        4.56
    Construction                   1.7        0.95
    Income producing              40.8        2.70
    Owner-occupied                25.0        2.55
                                  ----
      Total commercial real
       estate                     72.8        2.59
    Commercial and industrial     16.9        0.88
                                  ----
      Total commercial            89.7        1.90

    Residential mortgage          22.0        2.14
    Direct consumer               26.5        2.16
    Indirect consumer             16.3        2.02
                                  ----
      Total consumer              64.8        2.12
                                  ----
    Total delinquent loans      $154.5        1.98
                                ======

The decreases in total delinquencies were primarily the result of continued emphasis on proactively managing and resolving delinquent commercial and consumer loans. This marks the first time in four years that 30-89 day delinquent loans have been less than $100 million.

As part of its overall credit underwriting and review process and loss mitigation strategy, Citizens carefully monitors commercial and commercial real estate credits that are current in terms of principal and interest payments but may deteriorate in quality as economic conditions decline. Commercial relationship officers monitor their clients' financial condition and initiate changes in loan ratings based on their findings. Loans that have migrated within the loan rating system to a level that requires increased oversight are considered watchlist loans (generally consistent with the regulatory definition of special mention, substandard, and doubtful loans) and include loans that are accruing or nonperforming (included in the other tables in this section). Citizens utilizes the watchlist process as a proactive credit risk management practice to help mitigate the migration of commercial loans to nonperforming status and potential loss. Once a loan is placed on the watchlist, it is reviewed quarterly by the chief credit officer, senior credit officers, senior market managers, and commercial relationship officers to assess cash flows, collateral valuations, guarantor liquidity, and other pertinent trends. During these meetings, action plans are implemented or reviewed to address emerging problem loans or to remove loans from the portfolio. Additionally, loans viewed as substandard or doubtful are transferred to Citizens' special loans or small business workout groups and are subjected to more intensive monitoring and workout activity.





                                       December 31,         September 30,
    Commercial Watchlist                    2010                  2010
    Accruing loans only                   $      % of           $      % of
    -------------------                 ---   Portfolio       ---   Portfolio
    (in millions)                             ---------             ---------
    -------------

    Land hold                         $21.5       76.35%    $27.6       74.32%
    Land development                   18.7       53.66      45.4       61.54
    Construction                       33.2       32.05      46.5       29.90
    Income producing                  444.5       37.96     543.7       39.33
    Owner-occupied                    196.9       25.15     225.7       26.40
                                      -----                 -----
      Total commercial real estate    714.8       33.71     888.9       35.50
    Commercial and industrial         347.2       23.55     432.8       26.11
                                      -----                 -----
      Total watchlist loans        $1,062.0       29.54  $1,321.7       31.76
                                   ========              ========





    Commercial Watchlist              June 30, 2010        March 31, 2010
    Accruing loans only                   $      % of           $      % of
    -------------------                 ---   Portfolio       ---   Portfolio
    (in millions)                             ---------             ---------
    -------------

    Land hold                         $27.8       73.58%    $29.0       73.73%
    Land development                   40.5       47.97      50.4       49.95
    Construction                       52.5       33.61      54.4       33.07
    Income producing                  553.9       37.38     523.5       34.17
    Owner-occupied                    224.1       25.29     237.0       25.44
                                      -----                 -----
      Total commercial real estate    898.8       33.96     894.3       32.31
    Commercial and industrial         445.5       26.41     484.7       26.56
                                      -----                 -----
      Total watchlist loans        $1,344.3       31.02  $1,379.0       30.02
                                   ========              ========





                                        December 31,
    Commercial Watchlist                     2009
    Accruing loans only                    $      % of
    -------------------                  ---   Portfolio
    (in millions)                              ---------
    -------------

    Land hold                          $24.8       68.99%
    Land development                    86.7       83.66
    Construction                        63.5       35.68
    Income producing                   521.4       34.44
    Owner-occupied                     247.2       25.22
                                       -----
      Total commercial real estate     943.6       33.56
    Commercial and industrial          473.0       24.61
                                       -----
      Total watchlist loans         $1,416.6       29.93
                                    ========

Watchlist credits declined $259.7 million from the third quarter of 2010, primarily due to the accelerated resolution of problem assets in the fourth quarter, along with a decrease in the level of new inflows. Watchlist credits as of December 31, 2010 declined $354.6 million from the previous year, primarily as a result of the aforementioned resolution activities.



                                       December 31,       September 30,
    Nonperforming Assets                    2010                2010
    (in millions)                         $      % of         $      % of
    -------------                       ---   Portfolio     ---   Portfolio
                                              ---------           ---------

    Land hold                          $3.2       11.50%   $5.6       15.13%
    Land development                    3.1        8.82    16.0       21.64
    Construction                        7.5        7.21    27.4       17.65
    Income producing                   62.0        5.30   147.7       10.69
    Owner-occupied                     42.8        5.47    63.3        7.40
                                       ----                ----
      Total commercial real estate    118.6        5.59   260.0       10.39
    Commercial and industrial          57.8        3.92    61.5        3.71
                                       ----                ----
      Total nonaccruing commercial    176.4        4.91   321.5        7.73

    Residential mortgage               22.1        2.92    16.9        2.11
    Direct consumer                    12.5        1.20    15.5        1.42
    Indirect consumer                   1.3        0.16     1.7        0.20
                                        ---                 ---
      Total nonaccruing consumer       35.9        1.37    34.1        1.25
       Total nonaccruing loans        212.3        3.42   355.6        5.16
    Loans 90+ days still accruing       1.6        0.03     1.6        0.02
    Restructured loans still
     accruing                           6.4        0.10     7.0        0.10
                                        ---                 ---
      Total nonperforming portfolio
       loans                          220.3        3.54   364.2        5.29
    Nonperforming held for sale        24.1                38.4
    Other repossessed assets
     acquired                          42.2                40.7
                                       ----                ----
      Total nonperforming assets     $286.6              $443.3
                                     ======              ======



    Commercial inflows               $110.9               $95.6
    Commercial outflows              (256.0)             (101.5)
    Net change                      $(145.1)              $(5.9)
                                    =======               =====



    Nonperforming Assets             June 30, 2010      March 31, 2010
    (in millions)                        $      % of         $      % of
    -------------                      ---   Portfolio     ---   Portfolio
                                             ---------           ---------

    Land hold                         $5.2       13.76%   $4.9       12.49%
    Land development                  22.3       26.48    27.1       26.86
    Construction                      25.0       15.99    35.2       21.39
    Income producing                 148.4       10.02   144.0        9.40
    Owner-occupied                    59.5        6.71    89.0        9.56
                                      ----                ----
      Total commercial real estate   260.4        9.84   300.2       10.85
    Commercial and industrial         67.0        3.97    69.7        3.82
                                      ----                ----
      Total nonaccruing commercial   327.4        7.56   369.9        8.05

    Residential mortgage              31.0        3.61    17.6        2.01
    Direct consumer                   18.7        1.65    16.5        1.41
    Indirect consumer                  1.5        0.18     2.4        0.30
                                       ---                 ---
      Total nonaccruing consumer      51.2        1.82    36.5        1.28
       Total nonaccruing loans       378.6        5.30   406.4        5.46
    Loans 90+ days still accruing      1.5        0.02     2.4        0.03
    Restructured loans still
     accruing                          4.6        0.06     4.8        0.06
                                       ---                 ---
      Total nonperforming portfolio
       loans                         384.7        5.39   413.6        5.56
    Nonperforming held for sale       44.0                95.3
    Other repossessed assets
     acquired                         43.9                47.3
                                      ----                ----
      Total nonperforming assets    $472.6              $556.2
                                    ======              ======



    Commercial inflows               $75.9              $124.8
    Commercial outflows             (118.6)              (74.8)
    Net change                      $(42.7)              $50.0
                                    ======               =====



                                         December 31,
    Nonperforming Assets                      2009
    (in millions)                           $      % of
    -------------                         ---   Portfolio
                                                ---------

    Land hold                            $4.8       13.42%
    Land development                      1.0        0.92
    Construction                         25.2       14.19
    Income producing                    121.5        8.02
    Owner-occupied                       83.4        8.51
                                         ----
      Total commercial real estate      235.9        8.39
    Commercial and industrial            84.0        4.37
                                         ----
      Total nonaccruing commercial      319.9        6.76

    Residential mortgage                125.1       12.20
    Direct consumer                      21.3        1.74
    Indirect consumer                     2.6        0.33
                                          ---
      Total nonaccruing consumer        149.0        4.88
       Total nonaccruing loans          468.9        6.02
    Loans 90+ days still accruing         3.0        0.04
    Restructured loans still
     accruing                             2.6        0.03
                                          ---
      Total nonperforming portfolio
       loans                            474.5        6.09
    Nonperforming held for sale          65.2
    Other repossessed assets
     acquired                            54.4
                                         ----
      Total nonperforming assets       $594.1
                                       ======



    Commercial inflows                 $101.0
    Commercial outflows                (150.1)
    Net change                         $(49.1)
                                       ======

Nonperforming assets decreased from the third quarter of 2010 and fourth quarter of 2009, primarily due to our efforts to reduce overall problem asset levels and work through our stressed commercial real estate and residential mortgage portfolios. The nonperforming commercial loan outflows were $256.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, primarily due to a combination of individual workouts and a bulk sale. In addition, the decrease in nonperforming held for sale assets in the fourth quarter of 2010 was primarily the result of the aforementioned bulk sale of residential loans.



    Net Charge-Offs                Three Months Ended
                                    December 31,     September 30,
                                         2010               2010
    (in millions)                       $    % of         $     % of
    -------------                     --- Portfolio*    ---  Portfolio*
                                          ----------         ----------

    Land hold                        $5.2      73.54%  $0.3        3.30%
    Land development                 19.7        N/M    9.0       48.29
    Construction                     10.0      38.44    0.4        1.10
    Income producing                 64.2      21.74   30.8        8.85
    Owner-occupied                   18.1       9.16    4.8        2.21
                                     ----               ---
      Total commercial real estate  117.2      21.92   45.3        7.18
    Commercial and industrial        26.0       7.01    6.8        1.62
                                     ----               ---
      Total commercial              143.2      15.81   52.1        4.97

    Residential mortgage              6.1       3.20   23.3       11.57
    Direct consumer                   7.1       2.70    9.8        3.56
    Indirect consumer                 2.9       1.39    2.2        1.05
                                      ---               ---
      Total consumer                 16.1       2.43   35.3        5.14
                                     ----              ----
      Total net charge-offs        $159.3       9.46  $87.4        4.91
                                   ======             =====



    Net Charge-Offs                  Three Months Ended
                                   June 30, 2010     March 31, 2010
    (in millions)                      $      % of          $    % of
    -------------                    ---   Portfolio*     --- Portfolio*
                                           ----------         ----------

    Land hold                       $0.4         3.72%   $---        --- %
    Land development                 9.8        46.68     0.1       0.49
    Construction                     8.7        22.23     ---        ---
    Income producing                12.6         3.41     7.6       2.01
    Owner-occupied                  18.9         8.57     6.9       3.01
                                    ----                  ---
      Total commercial real estate  50.4         7.63    14.6       2.13
    Commercial and industrial       11.4         2.71    12.9       2.86
                                    ----                 ----
      Total commercial              61.8         5.72    27.5       2.43

    Residential mortgage             0.6         0.29    80.1      37.05
    Direct consumer                  5.5         1.96     7.1       2.44
    Indirect consumer                3.3         1.61     3.2       1.63
                                     ---                  ---
      Total consumer                 9.4         1.35    90.4      12.88
                                     ---                 ----
      Total net charge-offs        $71.2         3.90  $117.9       6.25
                                   =====               ======



    Net Charge-Offs                 Three Months Ended
                                        December 31,
                                              2009
    (in millions)                          $      % of
    -------------                        ---   Portfolio*
                                               ----------

    Land hold                           $5.6        62.32%
    Land development                     9.7        36.97
    Construction                         9.5        21.21
    Income producing                    13.2         3.45
    Owner-occupied                       2.5         1.01
                                         ---
      Total commercial real estate      40.5         5.71
    Commercial and industrial           22.4         4.63
                                        ----
      Total commercial                  62.9         5.27

    Residential mortgage                 6.0         2.33
    Direct consumer                      6.1         1.97
    Indirect consumer                    6.3         3.10
                                         ---
      Total consumer                    18.4         2.39
                                        ----
      Total net charge-offs            $81.3         4.05
                                       =====


      * Represents an annualized rate.
      N/M - Not Meaningful

The increases in net charge-offs as compared with the third quarter of 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2009 were primarily the result of the resolution of certain problem assets through both bulk sale and individual workout efforts. Approximately $62.0 million in charge-offs were related to the transfer of certain nonperforming commercial loans to held for sale during the fourth quarter of 2010 that were then subsequently sold.


    Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses(1)


                                           December 31, 2010

    (in millions)                Allowance   Related   % of      % of
                                                              Portfolio
    -------------                 Amount     NPL(2)     NPL        (3)
                                  ------     ------     ---   ----------

    Specific allocated
     allowance:
      Commercial and industrial       $9.5     $43.5    21.8%
      Commercial real estate          23.5      98.4    23.9
      Residential mortgage             1.1       5.4    20.7
      Direct consumer                  0.1       1.2    11.0
                                       ---       ---
        Total specific allocated
         allowance                    34.2     148.5    23.1


    Risk allocated allowance:
      Commercial and industrial       33.5      16.3   205.0         2.3%
      Commercial real estate
       (CRE)                          99.1      22.7   436.4         4.9
      Incremental risk
       allocated allowance -
       CRE                            29.5       ---     N/M         N/M
      Residential mortgage            46.5      18.6   250.4         6.2
      Direct consumer                 32.1      12.9   248.6         3.1
      Indirect consumer               16.6       1.3     N/M         2.0
                                      ----       ---
        Total risk allocated
         allowance                   257.3      71.8   358.2         4.2
                                     -----      ----
    Total                            291.5
    General valuation
     allowance                         4.5
                                       ---
      Total                         $296.0    $220.3   134.4         4.8
                                    ======    ======



                                          September 30, 2010

    (in millions)                Allowance   Related   % of      % of
                                                              Portfolio
    -------------                 Amount     NPL(2)     NPL        (3)
                                  ------     ------     ---   ----------

    Specific allocated
     allowance:
      Commercial and industrial      $11.2     $44.3    25.3%
      Commercial real estate          48.7     230.7    21.1
      Residential mortgage             1.0       4.9    19.9
      Direct consumer                  ---       ---     ---
                                       ---       ---
        Total specific allocated
         allowance                    60.9     279.9    21.7


    Risk allocated allowance:
      Commercial and industrial       46.0      18.8   244.9         2.9%
      Commercial real estate
       (CRE)                         116.1      31.8   365.1         5.1
      Incremental risk
       allocated allowance -
       CRE                             ---       ---     N/M         N/M
      Residential mortgage            47.3      15.6   303.0         5.9
      Direct consumer                 31.2      16.4   190.5         2.9
      Indirect consumer               17.4       1.7     N/M         2.1
                                      ----       ---
        Total risk allocated
         allowance                   258.0      84.3   306.2         3.9
                                     -----      ----
    Total                            318.9
    General valuation
     allowance                         5.1
                                       ---
      Total                         $324.0    $364.2    89.0         4.7
                                    ======    ======



                                           December 31, 2009

    (in millions)                Allowance   Related   % of      % of
                                                              Portfolio
    -------------                 Amount     NPL(2)     NPL        (3)
                                  ------     ------     ---   ----------

    Specific allocated
     allowance:
      Commercial and industrial      $16.3     $65.2    25.0%
      Commercial real estate          29.6     208.3    14.2
      Residential mortgage             6.9      30.9    22.4
      Direct consumer                  ---       ---     ---
                                       ---       ---
        Total specific allocated
         allowance                    52.8     304.4    17.3


    Risk allocated allowance:
      Commercial and industrial       40.2      21.8   184.4         2.2%
      Commercial real estate
       (CRE)                         116.4      27.6   421.9         4.5
      Incremental risk
       allocated allowance -
       CRE                             ---       ---     N/M         N/M
      Residential mortgage            50.6      95.6    53.0         5.1
      Direct consumer                 33.0      22.0   149.7         2.7
      Indirect consumer               39.5       3.1     N/M         4.9
                                      ----       ---
        Total risk allocated
         allowance                   279.7     170.1   164.4         3.7
                                     -----     -----
    Total                            332.5
    General valuation
     allowance                         6.4
                                       ---
      Total                         $338.9    $474.5    71.4         4.4
                                    ======    ======


    N/M - Not Meaningful
    (1)  The allocation of the allowance for loan losses in the above
    table is based upon ranges of estimates and is not intended to imply
    either limitations on the usage of the allowance or precision of the
    specific amounts.  Citizens does not view the allowance for loan
    losses as being divisible among the various categories of loans.
    The entire allowance is available to absorb any future losses
    without regard to the category or categories in which the charged-
    off loans are classified.
    (2)  Related NPL amounts in risk allocated allowances include
    restructured loans and still accruing and loans 90+ days still
    accruing but classified as nonperforming.
    (3)  The portfolio balance of the loans with a specific allocated
    allowance is equal to the Related NPL for said loans.

The allowance for loan losses was $296.0 million or 134.4% of nonperforming portfolio loans at December 31, 2010, compared with $324.0 million or 89.0% at September 30, 2010 and $338.9 million or 71.4% at December 31, 2009. The decreases in amount were primarily the result of an overall decrease in loan balances, an improvement in risk mix of the commercial portfolio, and the continuing stability in both portfolio and economic trends, as well as lower reserves identified for specific commercial loans. These decreases were partially offset by an incremental risk allocated allowance recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010 associated with the accelerated workout of commercial real estate loans.

The allowance as a percentage of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2010 increased from September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 primarily as a result of loss reserves having remained relatively stable while nonperforming loans declined 35.3% and 51.8%, respectively. While nonperforming loans declined over both periods, other factors that affect the risk allocated allowance such as credit metrics, delinquencies, the depressed real estate market and the accelerated workout of commercial real estate loans made it appropriate to maintain the allowance at this level.

After determining what Citizens believes is an appropriate allowance for loan losses based on the risk in the portfolio, the provision for loan losses is calculated as a result of the net effect of the quarterly change in the allowance for loan losses and the quarterly net charge-offs. The provision for loan losses was $131.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with $89.6 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $84.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. The increases were primarily due to the additional charge-offs related to the aforementioned sale of nonperforming commercial loans and the incremental risk allocated allowance during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $24.0 million, a decrease of $1.9 million or 7.4% from the third quarter of 2010 and an increase of $9.8 million or 68.3% over the fourth quarter of 2009. Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2010 totaled $94.7 million, an increase of $31.5 million or 49.9% over the same period of 2009.

The decrease in noninterest income over the third quarter of 2010 included higher losses on loans held for sale, a decrease in other income and lower deposit service charges, partially offset by higher mortgage and other loan income and higher trust fees. The increase in losses on loans held for sale was primarily the result of the sale of commercial real estate loans in the fourth quarter of 2010, partially offset by a gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans in the same quarter. The decrease in other income was primarily the result of lower unrealized gains on deferred compensation plans and interest income received in the third quarter of 2010 for refunds of previous years' tax returns, partially offset by an increase in interest rate swap income recognition in the fourth quarter of 2010. The decrease in service charges on deposit accounts was primarily the result of lower customer transaction volume. The increase in mortgage and other loan income was primarily the result of higher residential mortgage origination volume. The increase in trust fees was directly related to improved conditions in the debt and equity markets.

The increase in noninterest income over the fourth quarter of 2009 was primarily the result of lower losses on loans held for sale and an increase in other income. The decrease in losses on loans held for sale was primarily the result of additional writedowns incurred in the fourth quarter of 2009 to reflect market-value declines for the underlying collateral. The increase in other income was primarily the result of interest rate swap income recognition.

The increase in noninterest income over the year ended 2009 was primarily a result of the net loss on the extinguishment of debt in connection with the exchange offers completed on September 30, 2009 as well as higher gains on investment securities in 2010.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $77.2 million, an increase of $2.5 million or 3.3% from the third quarter of 2010 and a decrease of $4.1 million or 5.1% from the fourth quarter of 2009. Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2010 totaled $307.1 million, a decrease of $278.1 million or 47.5% from the same period of 2009. The year ended December 31, 2009 included a $256.3 million goodwill impairment charge.

The increase in noninterest expense from the third quarter of 2010 was primarily the result of higher other expense and higher other loan expense, partially offset by a decrease in losses on other real estate. The increase in other expenses was primarily the result of a reduction of telephone expense incurred in the third quarter of 2010 related to a refund of excise tax on telephone expenses incurred prior to 2006, higher fraud and other losses and additional use tax expense. The increase in other loan expense was primarily the result of higher provision for off-balance sheet credit losses as well as higher mortgage processing fees as a result of higher residential mortgage origination volume. The decline in losses on other real estate was primarily the result of additional writedowns incurred in the third quarter of 2010 to reflect fair-value declines for the underlying collateral.

The decrease in noninterest expense from the fourth quarter of 2009 was primarily the result of lower losses on other real estate, partially offset by increases in salaries and employee expense and occupancy expense. The decline in losses on other real estate was primarily the result of additional writedowns incurred in the fourth quarter of 2009 to reflect fair-value declines for the underlying collateral. The increase in salaries and benefits was primarily the result of higher severance expense and benefits related to those agreements, higher commission-based compensation, as well as higher pension costs.

The decrease in noninterest expense in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009 was primarily the result of the goodwill impairment charge of $256.3 million in the second quarter of 2009, lower salaries and employee benefits, and lower other loan expenses. The decline in salaries and employee benefits was primarily due to lower staffing levels in 2010 and suspending employer contributions to the 401(k) plan in 2009. Lower other loan expense was primarily the result of lower commercial and residential mortgage origination volume and foreclosure-related expenses.

Citizens had 2,026 full-time equivalent employees at December 31, 2010 compared with 2,039 at September 30, 2010 and 2,053 at December 31, 2009.

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

The income tax provision for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $3.4 million, compared with a provision of $5.6 million for the third quarter of 2010 and a benefit of $3.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2010 totaled $12.9 million, compared with a benefit of $29.6 million from the same period of 2009. The variances were primarily the result of alternative minimum tax calculations.

Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Profit (non-GAAP)

The following table displays pre-tax pre-provision profit (non-GAAP) for each of the last five quarters.



    Pre-Tax Pre-Provision
     Profit (non-GAAP )                     Three Months Ended
                                 December       September
     (in thousands)                 31,             30,        June 30,
     --------------                   2010            2010          2010
                                      ----            ----          ----
    Loss from continuing
     operations                  $(106,154)       $(62,471)     $(44,456)
    Income tax provision
     (benefit) from continuing
     operations                      3,383           5,628         3,700
    Provision for loan losses      131,296          89,617        70,614
    Investment securities losses
     (gains)                           171             ---        (8,051)
    Fair-value adjustment on
     loans held for sale             3,069           1,441         8,405
    Fair-value adjustment on ORE       930           1,967         3,778
    Fair-value adjustment on
     bank owned life insurance
     (1)                              (105)           (159)          280
    Fair-value adjustment on
     swaps (1)                        (535)            202           279
      Pre-Tax Pre-Provision
       Profit (non-GAAP)           $32,055         $36,225       $34,549
                                   =======         =======       =======



    Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Profit (non-
     GAAP )                               Three Months Ended
                                            March         December
     (in thousands)                           31,            31,
     --------------                            2010            2009
                                               ----            ----
    Loss from continuing operations        $(76,023)       $(65,883)
    Income tax provision (benefit) from
     continuing operations                      147          (3,307)
    Provision for loan losses               101,355          84,007
    Investment securities losses (gains)     (6,016)            ---
    Fair-value adjustment on loans held
     for sale                                 7,702           8,724
    Fair-value adjustment on ORE              6,763           8,089
    Fair-value adjustment on bank owned
     life insurance (1)                         (83)            (19)
    Fair-value adjustment on swaps (1)          836           1,449
      Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Profit (non-
       GAAP)                                $34,681         $33,060
                                            =======         =======


    (1)Fair-value adjustment amounts contained in line item "Other
    income" on Consolidated Statements of Operations

Other Developments

On January 19, 2011, Citizens received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the minimum bid price of Citizens' common stock continued to be below $1.00 per share and that Citizens had therefore not regained compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5450(a)(1) following receipt of the previously disclosed initial notification of noncompliance from The Nasdaq Stock Market, dated July 19, 2010. The notification letter does not affect the listing of Citizens' common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market at this time and it will continue to trade under the symbol CRBC.

The notification letter states that Citizens will be afforded an additional 180 calendar days, or until July 18, 2011, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of Citizens' common stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for at least ten consecutive business days. If Citizens does not regain compliance by July 18, 2011, Nasdaq will provide a written notification that Citizens' common stock will be delisted. Citizens may appeal the determination to delist at that time and submit a plan of compliance to The Nasdaq Stock Market, which would temporarily stay any delisting action.

Citizens intends to actively monitor the bid price for its common stock and is considering available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement.

Conference Call

Citizens' senior management will review the quarter's results in a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, January 28, 2011. A live audio webcast is available on Citizens' investor relations page at www.citizensbanking.com or by calling (800) 862-9098 (conference ID: Citizens Republic). To participate in the conference call, please connect approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled conference time.

The call will be archived for 90 days at www.citizensbanking.com. In addition, a digital recording will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the conference call until February 4, 2011. To listen to the replay, please dial (800) 723-0528.

Discontinued Operations

As a result of the sale of Citizens' wholly-owned subsidiary, F&M during the second quarter of 2010, the financial condition and operating results for this subsidiary have been segregated from the financial condition and operating results of Citizens' continuing operations throughout this release and, as such, are presented as a discontinued operation. While all prior periods have been revised retrospectively to align with this treatment, these changes do not affect Citizens' reported consolidated financial condition or net income for any of the prior periods.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this release includes non-GAAP financial measures such as tangible equity to tangible assets ratio, tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio, Tier 1 common equity ratio, pre-tax pre-provision profit, net interest margin, and the efficiency ratio. Citizens believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional information that is useful to investors in understanding the underlying performance of Citizens, its business, and performance trends and such measures help facilitate performance comparisons with others in the banking industry. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. Readers should be aware of these limitations and should be cautious as to their use of such measures. To mitigate these limitations, Citizens has procedures in place to ensure that these measures are calculated using the appropriate GAAP or regulatory components in their entirety and to ensure that Citizens' performance is properly reflected to facilitate consistent period-to-period comparisons. Although Citizens believes the above non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release enhance investors' understanding of its business and performance, these non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for GAAP basis financial measures.

Tangible Equity, Tangible Common Equity and Tier 1 Common Equity Ratios (non-GAAP financial measures)

Citizens believes the exclusion of goodwill and other intangible assets to create "tangible assets" and "tangible equity" facilitates the comparison of period to period results for ongoing business operations. Citizens' management internally assesses the company's performance based, in part, on these non-GAAP financial measures. The tangible common equity ratio and Tier 1 common equity ratio have become a focus of some investors and management believes that these ratios may assist investors in analyzing Citizens' capital position absent the effects of intangible assets and preferred stock. Because tangible common equity and Tier 1 common equity are not formally defined by GAAP or codified in the federal banking regulations, these measures are considered to be non-GAAP financial measures. Because analysts and banking regulators may assess Citizens' capital adequacy using tangible common equity and Tier 1 common equity, Citizens believes that it is useful to provide investors the ability to assess its capital adequacy on the same bases. Tier 1 common equity is often expressed as a percentage of net risk-weighted assets. Under the risk-based capital framework, a bank's balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of four broad risk categories. The aggregated dollar amount in each category is then multiplied by the risk weight assigned to that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the four categories are added together and this sum is the risk-weighted assets total that, as adjusted, comprises the denominator of certain risk-based capital ratios. Tier 1 capital is then divided by this denominator (net risk-weighted assets) to determine the Tier 1 capital ratio. Adjustments are made to Tier 1 capital to arrive at Tier 1 common equity as shown in the Non-GAAP Reconciliation Table later in this release. The amounts disclosed as net risk-weighted assets are calculated consistent with banking regulatory requirements.

Pre-tax Pre-Provision Profit (non-GAAP financial measure)

Pre-tax pre-provision profit ("PTPP"), as defined by Citizens' management represents total revenue (total net interest income and noninterest income) excluding any securities gains/losses, fair-value adjustments on loans held for sale, interest rate swaps, and bank owned life insurance, less noninterest expense excluding any goodwill impairment charges, credit writedowns, fair-value adjustments and special assessments. While certain of these items are an integral part of Citizens' banking operations, in each case, the excluded items are items that management believes are particularly impacted by economic stress or significant changes in the credit cycle and are therefore likely to make it more difficult to understand our underlying performance trends and the ability of our banking operations to generate revenue. Net interest income, noninterest income and noninterest expense are all calculated in accordance with GAAP and are presented in the consolidated statement of operations. While noninterest income and noninterest expense are adjusted for the specific items listed above in the calculation of PTPP, these adjustments represent the excluded items in their entirety for each period presented to better facilitate period to period comparisons.

Viewed together with Citizens' GAAP results, PTPP provides management, investors and others with a useful metric to evaluate and better understand trends in Citizens' period-to-period earnings power and ability to generate capital to cover credit losses, in each case exclusive of the effects of the current and recent economic stress and the credit cycle. As recent results for the banking industry demonstrate, loan charge-offs, related credit provision, and credit writedowns can vary significantly from period to period, making a measure that helps isolate the impact of credit costs on profitability all the more important to investors. The "Credit Quality" section of this release isolates the challenges and issues related to the credit quality of Citizens' loan portfolio and their impact on Citizens' earnings as reflected in the provision for loan losses.

A portion of the compensation awarded to Citizens' Named Executive Officers and certain other management employees for their performance in 2009 and 2010 is measured against a PTPP performance target (as defined above) as Citizens believes that PTPP is a key measurement that helps keep revenue generation as a focus for its business and a particularly valuable measure during challenging credit cycles. Based on 2009 full-year results, the total cash compensation award linked to PTPP was $0.1 million. Additionally during 2009, approximately 234,000 shares of restricted stock were granted, which vest only if both the PTPP performance condition and the GAAP net income performance condition are met. Based on 2010 full year results, the total potential cash compensation award linked to PTPP is $1.1 million, payable in early 2011. Additionally, during 2010, approximately 1,129,000 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units were granted which have a two-year vesting period based partially on PTPP results and partially on total provision expense. The grants are designed so that a portion of the compensation is based on provision expense while the remainder does not depend on management's performance with regard to managing loan losses, securities impairments, and other asset impairments.

Like all non-GAAP metrics, PTPP's usefulness is inherently limited. Because Citizens' calculation of PTPP may differ from the calculation of similar measures used by other bank holding companies, PTPP should be used to determine and evaluate period to period trends in Citizens' performance and in comparison to Citizens' loan charge-offs, related credit provision, and credit writedowns, rather than in comparison to non-GAAP metrics used by other companies. In addition, investors should bear in mind that income tax expense (benefit), the provision for loan losses, and the other items excluded from revenues and expenses in the PTPP calculation are recurring and integral expenses to Citizens' banking operations, and that these expenses will still accrue under GAAP, thereby reducing GAAP earnings and, ultimately, shareholders' equity.

Net Interest Margin and Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP financial measures)

In accordance with industry standards, certain designated net interest income amounts are presented on a taxable equivalent basis, including the calculation of net interest margin and the efficiency ratio. Citizens believes the presentation of net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis using a 35% effective tax rate allows comparability of net interest margin with industry peers by eliminating the effect of the differences in portfolios attributable to the proportion represented by both taxable and tax-exempt investments. See the Selected Quarterly Information Table, the Non-GAAP Reconciliation Table, and the Average Balances, Yields and Rates Table later in this release for additional information.

Corporate Profile

Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. is a diversified financial services company providing a wide range of commercial, consumer, mortgage banking, trust and financial planning services to a broad client base. Citizens serves communities in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana with 218 offices and 252 ATMs. Citizens is the largest bank holding company headquartered in Michigan with roots dating back to 1871 and is the 52(nd) largest bank holding company headquartered in the United States. More information about Citizens is available at www.citizensbanking.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Discussions and statements in this release that are not statements of historical fact, including without limitation, statements that include terms such as "will," "may," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "intend," and "plan," and statements regarding Citizens' future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Citizens' control or are subject to change. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and actual results could differ materially. As an example, although we expect to substantially complete our problem assets resolution efforts in the first quarter of 2011, clients may be unwilling or unable to repay Citizens on a timely basis or renegotiate their loans, or there may be no market for Citizens to exit these loans or economic conditions could result in a more significant increase in nonperforming loans than expected. If any of these conditions occurs, Citizens may not be able to substantially complete the resolution of problem assets during the expected time frame, which could have a negative impact on its capital, results of operations and financial position, and could delay Citizens' return to profitability.

Other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially for Citizens' expectations include risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Citizens' annual and quarterly filings with the SEC, which are available at the SEC's web site www.sec.gov. Other factors not currently anticipated may also materially and adversely affect Citizens' results of operations, cash flows, financial position and prospects. There can be no assurance that future results will meet expectations. While Citizens believes that the forward-looking statements in this release are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date made. Citizens does not undertake, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.



    Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
    Citizens Republic Bancorp and Subsidiaries


                                      December    September    December
                                         31,          30,         31,
    (in thousands)                         2010         2010         2009
    --------------                         ----         ----         ----
    Assets
      Cash and due from banks          $127,585     $142,025     $156,093
      Money market investments          409,079      530,169      686,285
      Investment Securities:
          Securities available for
           sale, at fair value        2,049,528    2,258,452    2,076,794
          Securities held to
           maturity, at amortized
           cost
            (fair value of $469,421,
             $118,155 and $116,368,
             respectively)              474,832      112,029      114,249
                                        -------      -------      -------
                 Total investment
                  securities          2,524,360    2,370,481    2,191,043
      FHLB and Federal Reserve
       stock                            143,873      157,304      155,084
      Portfolio loans:
          Commercial and industrial   1,474,227    1,657,383    1,921,755
          Commercial real estate      2,120,735    2,503,685    2,811,539
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------
                 Total commercial     3,594,962    4,161,068    4,733,294
          Residential mortgage          756,245      800,521    1,025,248
          Direct consumer             1,045,530    1,091,704    1,224,182
          Indirect consumer             819,865      834,712      805,181
                                        -------      -------      -------
          Total portfolio loans       6,216,602    6,888,005    7,787,905
          Less: Allowance for loan
           losses                      (296,031)    (324,046)    (338,940)
                                       --------     --------     --------
          Net portfolio loans         5,920,571    6,563,959    7,448,965
      Loans held for sale                40,347       52,191       80,219
      Premises and equipment            104,714      106,272      110,703
      Goodwill                          318,150      318,150      318,150
      Other intangible assets            10,454       11,306       14,378
      Bank owned life insurance         217,757      218,056      220,190
      Other assets                      148,755      168,991      214,560
      Assets of discontinued
       operations                           ---          ---      335,961
                                            ---          ---      -------
          Total assets               $9,965,645  $10,638,904  $11,931,631
                                     ==========  ===========  ===========
    Liabilities
      Noninterest-bearing
       deposits                      $1,325,383   $1,297,579   $1,288,303
      Interest-bearing demand
       deposits                         947,953      947,126    1,055,290
      Savings deposits                2,600,750    2,704,589    2,460,114
      Time deposits                   2,852,748    3,151,652    3,697,056
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------
          Total deposits              7,726,834    8,100,946    8,500,763
      Federal funds purchased
       and securities sold
        under agreements to
         repurchase                      41,699       42,334       32,900
      Other short-term
       borrowings                           620          710        6,900
      Other liabilities                 152,072      152,531      124,718
      Long-term debt                  1,032,689    1,185,322    1,512,987
      Liabilities of
       discontinued operations              ---          ---      422,327
                                            ---          ---      -------
          Total liabilities           8,953,914    9,481,843   10,600,595
    Shareholders' Equity
      Preferred stock -no par
       value                            278,300      276,676      271,990
      Common stock -no par
       value                          1,431,829    1,431,314    1,429,771
      Retained deficit                 (678,242)    (566,543)    (363,632)
      Accumulated other
       comprehensive (loss)
       income                           (20,156)      15,614       (7,093)
                                        -------       ------       ------
          Total shareholders' equity  1,011,731    1,157,061    1,331,036
                                      ---------    ---------    ---------
          Total liabilities and
           shareholders' equity      $9,965,645  $10,638,904  $11,931,631
                                     ==========  ===========  ===========



    Citizens Republic Bancorp and                     Three Months
     Subsidiaries                                         Ended
                                                      December 31,
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)          2010           2009
    ----------------------------------------          ----           ----

    Interest Income
      Interest and fees on loans                   $91,785       $107,730
      Interest and dividends on investment
       securities:
        Taxable                                     17,603         17,333
        Tax-exempt                                   3,304          5,903
      Dividends on FHLB and Federal Reserve
       stock                                         1,013            750
      Money market investments                         319            368
                                                       ---            ---
         Total interest income                     114,024        132,084
                                                   -------        -------
    Interest Expense
      Deposits                                      19,587         32,027
      Short-term borrowings                             19             33
      Long-term debt                                12,687         18,112
                                                    ------         ------
         Total interest expense                     32,293         50,172
                                                    ------         ------
    Net Interest Income                             81,731         81,912
    Provision for loan losses                      131,296         84,007
                                                   -------         ------
         Net interest loss after provision for
          loan losses                              (49,565)        (2,095)
                                                   -------         ------
    Noninterest Income
      Service charges on deposit accounts           10,072         10,826
      Trust fees                                     4,135          4,211
      Mortgage and other loan income                 3,109          2,556
      Brokerage and investment fees                  1,264          1,061
      ATM network user fees                          1,825          1,631
      Bankcard fees                                  2,325          1,879
      Net loss on loans held for sale               (3,069)        (8,724)
      Net loss on debt extinguishment                  ---            ---
      Investment securities (losses) gains            (171)           ---
      Other income                                   4,538            834
                                                     -----            ---
         Total noninterest income                   24,028         14,274
    Noninterest Expense
      Salaries and employee benefits                32,294         30,012
      Occupancy                                      6,834          6,155
      Professional services                          2,945          2,991
      Equipment                                      3,355          2,988
      Data processing services                       4,636          4,772
      Advertising and public relations               1,512          1,551
      Postage and delivery                           1,075          1,286
      Other loan expenses                            5,431          5,631
      Losses on other real estate (ORE)                930          8,089
      ORE expenses                                   1,653          1,281
      Intangible asset amortization                    851          1,173
      Goodwill impairment                              ---            ---
      Other expense                                 15,718         15,440
                                                    ------         ------
         Total noninterest expense                  77,234         81,369
                                                    ------         ------
    Loss from Continuing Operations Before
     Income Taxes                                 (102,771)       (69,190)
    Income tax provision (benefit) from
     continuing operations                           3,383         (3,307)
                                                     -----         ------
    Loss from Continuing Operations               (106,154)       (65,883)
    Discontinued operations:
      Income (loss) from discontinued
       operations (net of income tax)                  ---          1,155
                                                       ---          -----
    Net Loss                                      (106,154)       (64,728)
    Dividend on redeemable preferred stock          (5,545)        (5,253)
                                                    ------         ------
    Net Loss Attributable to Common
     Shareholders                                $(111,699)      $(69,981)
                                                 =========       ========
    Loss Per Share from Continuing
     Operations
      Basic                                         $(0.28)        $(0.18)
      Diluted                                        (0.28)         (0.18)
    Loss Per Share from Discontinued
     Operations
      Basic                                           $---           $---
      Diluted                                          ---            ---
    Net Loss Per Common Share:
      Basic                                         $(0.28)        $(0.18)
      Diluted                                        (0.28)         (0.18)
    Average Common Shares Outstanding:
      Basic                                        394,044        393,774
      Diluted                                      394,044        393,774



    Citizens Republic Bancorp and                     Twelve Months
     Subsidiaries                                         Ended
                                                      December 31,
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)          2010            2009
    ----------------------------------------          ----            ----

    Interest Income
      Interest and fees on loans                  $390,587        $449,067
      Interest and dividends on investment
       securities:
        Taxable                                     72,545          73,796
        Tax-exempt                                  16,035          25,074
      Dividends on FHLB and Federal Reserve
       stock                                         3,776           4,216
      Money market investments                       1,501           1,257
                                                     -----           -----
         Total interest income                     484,444         553,410
                                                   -------         -------
    Interest Expense
      Deposits                                      98,526         151,511
      Short-term borrowings                             80             193
      Long-term debt                                56,774          91,257
                                                    ------          ------
         Total interest expense                    155,380         242,961
                                                   -------         -------
    Net Interest Income                            329,064         310,449
    Provision for loan losses                      392,882         323,820
                                                   -------         -------
         Net interest loss after provision for
          loan losses                              (63,818)        (13,371)
                                                   -------         -------
    Noninterest Income
      Service charges on deposit accounts           40,336          42,116
      Trust fees                                    15,603          14,784
      Mortgage and other loan income                10,486          12,393
      Brokerage and investment fees                  4,579           5,194
      ATM network user fees                          7,057           6,283
      Bankcard fees                                  8,859           7,714
      Net loss on loans held for sale              (20,617)        (20,086)
      Net loss on debt extinguishment                  ---         (15,929)
      Investment securities (losses) gains          13,896               5
      Other income                                  14,460          10,659
                                                    ------          ------
         Total noninterest income                   94,659          63,133
    Noninterest Expense
      Salaries and employee benefits               126,384         135,389
      Occupancy                                     26,963          26,723
      Professional services                         10,550          11,877
      Equipment                                     12,482          11,714
      Data processing services                      18,734          17,692
      Advertising and public relations               6,530           7,113
      Postage and delivery                           4,571           5,525
      Other loan expenses                           20,311          24,553
      Losses on other real estate (ORE)             13,438          23,312
      ORE expenses                                   4,970           4,389
      Intangible asset amortization                  3,923           7,036
      Goodwill impairment                              ---         256,272
      Other expense                                 58,231          53,544
                                                    ------          ------
         Total noninterest expense                 307,087         585,139
                                                   -------         -------
    Loss from Continuing Operations Before
     Income Taxes                                 (276,246)       (535,377)
    Income tax provision (benefit) from
     continuing operations                          12,858         (29,633)
                                                    ------         -------
    Loss from Continuing Operations               (289,104)       (505,744)
    Discontinued operations:
      Income (loss) from discontinued
       operations (net of income tax)               (3,821)         (8,469)
                                                    ------          ------
    Net Loss                                      (292,925)       (514,213)
    Dividend on redeemable preferred stock         (21,685)        (19,777)
                                                   -------         -------
    Net Loss Attributable to Common
     Shareholders                                $(314,610)      $(533,990)
                                                 =========       =========
    Loss Per Share from Continuing
     Operations
      Basic                                         $(0.79)         $(2.71)
      Diluted                                        (0.79)          (2.71)
    Loss Per Share from Discontinued
     Operations
      Basic                                         $(0.01)         $(0.04)
      Diluted                                        (0.01)          (0.04)
    Net Loss Per Common Share:
      Basic                                         $(0.80)         $(2.75)
      Diluted                                        (0.80)          (2.75)
    Average Common Shares Outstanding:
      Basic                                        393,921         193,833
      Diluted                                      393,921         193,833



                                                  December September   June
                                                     31,       30,      30,
                                                       2010     2010     2010
                                                       ----     ----     ----
    Summary of Operations (in thousands)
    Net interest income                             $81,731  $81,558  $84,586
    Provision for loan losses                       131,296   89,617   70,614
    Noninterest income (1)                           24,028   25,956   22,282
    Noninterest expense                              77,234   74,740   77,010
    Income tax provision (benefit) from
     continuing operations                            3,383    5,628    3,700
    Loss from continuing operations                (106,154) (62,471) (44,456)
    Discontinued operations (after tax)                 ---      ---    5,151
    Net loss                                       (106,154) (62,471) (39,305)
    Net loss attributable to common shareholders
     (2)                                           (111,699) (67,922) (44,711)
    Taxable equivalent adjustment, continuing
     operations                                       2,247    2,372    2,605


    Per Common Share Data
    Net loss from continuing operations:
          Basic                                      $(0.28)  $(0.17)  $(0.12)
          Diluted                                     (0.28)   (0.17)   (0.12)
    Discontinued operations:
          Basic                                        $---     $---    $0.01
          Diluted                                       ---      ---     0.01
    Net loss:
          Basic                                      $(0.28)  $(0.17)  $(0.11)
          Diluted                                     (0.28)   (0.17)   (0.11)
    Common book value                                  1.85     2.22     2.37
    Tangible book value (non-GAAP)                     1.72     2.08     2.24
    Tangible common book value (non-GAAP)              1.02     1.39     1.54
    Shares outstanding, end of period (000)         397,167  397,071  396,979

    At Period End, Continuing Operations (in
     millions)
    Assets                                           $9,966  $10,639  $10,834
    Earning assets                                    9,303    9,932   10,098
    Portfolio loans                                   6,217    6,888    7,138
    Allowance for loan losses                           296      324      322
    Deposits                                          7,727    8,101    8,222
    Shareholders' equity                              1,012    1,157    1,218
    --------------------
    Average for the Quarter, Continuing
     Operations (in millions)
    Assets                                          $10,468  $10,803  $11,156
    Earning assets                                    9,769   10,065   10,432
    Portfolio loans                                   6,682    7,059    7,318
    Allowance for loan losses                           324      322      322
    Deposits                                          7,965    8,198    8,431
    Shareholders' equity                              1,145    1,215    1,239
    Financial Ratios, Continuing Operations
     (annualized)
    Return on average assets                         (4.02)%  (2.29)%  (1.60)%
    Return on average shareholders' equity           (36.78)  (20.40)  (14.40)
    Average shareholders' equity / average assets     10.94    11.25    11.10
    Net interest margin (FTE) (3)                      3.42     3.32     3.35
    Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (4)                   71.39    68.02    75.93
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
     portfolio loans                                   4.76     4.70     4.51
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
     nonperforming loans                             134.39    88.98    83.67
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
     nonperforming assets                            103.30    73.10    68.11
    Nonperforming loans as a percent of portfolio
     loans                                             3.54     5.29     5.39
    Nonperforming assets as a percent of
     portfolio loans plus ORAA (5)                     4.55     6.35     6.53
    Nonperforming assets as a percent of total
     assets                                            2.88     4.17     4.36
    Net loans charged off as a percent of average
     portfolio loans (annualized)                      9.46     4.91     3.90
    Leverage ratio                                     7.71     8.50     8.72
    Tier 1 capital ratio                              12.11    12.41    12.79
    Total capital ratio                               13.50    13.80    14.17



                                                   March   December
                                                    31,       31,
                                                     2010      2009
                                                     ----      ----
    Summary of Operations (in thousands)
    Net interest income                           $81,189   $81,912
    Provision for loan losses                     101,355    84,007
    Noninterest income (1)                         22,393    14,274
    Noninterest expense                            78,103    81,369
    Income tax provision (benefit) from
     continuing operations                            147    (3,307)
    Loss from continuing operations               (76,023)  (65,883)
    Discontinued operations (after tax)            (8,973)    1,155
    Net loss                                      (84,996)  (64,728)
    Net loss attributable to common shareholders
     (2)                                          (90,278)  (69,981)
    Taxable equivalent adjustment, continuing
     operations                                     3,357     3,721


    Per Common Share Data
    Net loss from continuing operations:
          Basic                                    $(0.21)   $(0.18)
          Diluted                                   (0.21)    (0.18)
    Discontinued operations:
          Basic                                    $(0.02)     $---
          Diluted                                   (0.02)      ---
    Net loss:
          Basic                                    $(0.23)   $(0.18)
          Diluted                                   (0.23)    (0.18)
    Common book value                                2.46      2.69
    Tangible book value (non-GAAP)                   2.28      2.50
    Tangible common book value (non-GAAP)            1.59      1.81
    Shares outstanding, end of period (000)       394,392   394,397

    At Period End, Continuing Operations (in
     millions)
    Assets                                        $11,328   $11,596
    Earning assets                                 10,595    10,864
    Portfolio loans                                 7,439     7,788
    Allowance for loan losses                         322       339
    Deposits                                        8,481     8,501
    Shareholders' equity                            1,244     1,331
    --------------------
    Average for the Quarter, Continuing
     Operations (in millions)
    Assets                                        $11,575   $11,616
    Earning assets                                 10,839    10,874
    Portfolio loans                                 7,654     7,964
    Allowance for loan losses                         336       337
    Deposits                                        8,544     8,353
    Shareholders' equity                            1,323     1,392
    Financial Ratios, Continuing Operations
     (annualized)
    Return on average assets                       (2.66)%   (2.25)%
    Return on average shareholders' equity         (23.30)   (18.77)
    Average shareholders' equity / average assets   11.43     11.99
    Net interest margin (FTE) (3)                    3.14      3.13
    Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (4)                 77.39     81.45
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
     portfolio loans                                 4.33      4.35
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
     nonperforming loans                            77.94     71.43
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
     nonperforming assets                           57.96     57.05
    Nonperforming loans as a percent of portfolio
     loans                                           5.56      6.09
    Nonperforming assets as a percent of
     portfolio loans plus ORAA (5)                   7.32      7.50
    Nonperforming assets as a percent of total
     assets                                          4.91      5.12
    Net loans charged off as a percent of average
     portfolio loans (annualized)                    6.25      4.05
    Leverage ratio                                   8.47      9.21
    Tier 1 capital ratio                            12.12     12.52
    Total capital ratio                             13.49     13.93


    (1)  Noninterest income includes a gain on investment securities of
    $8.0 million and $6.0 million in the second and the first quarter of
    2010, respectively.
    (2)  Net loss attributable to common shareholders includes a non-
    cash dividend to preferred shareholders of $5.5 million, $5.4
    million, $5.3 million and $5.4 million in the fourth, third, second
    and first quarters of 2010, respectively, and $5.3 million in the
    fourth quarter of 2009.
    (3)  Net interest margin is presented on an annual basis, includes
    taxable equivalent adjustments to interest income and is based on a
    tax rate of 35%.
    (4)  The Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) measures how efficiently a bank
    spends its revenues.  The formula is: (Noninterest expense -
    Goodwill impairment)/(Net interest income + taxable equivalent
    adjustment + Total noninterest income - Investment securities
    (losses) gains).
    (5)  Other real estate assets acquired ("ORAA") includes loans held
    for sale.


    Non-GAAP Reconciliation


                             December   September   June     March   December
                                31,         30,      30,      31,       31,
                                  2010       2010     2010     2010      2009
                                  ----       ----     ----     ----      ----
    Efficiency Ratio (non-
     GAAP) (in thousands)
    Net interest income (A)    $81,731    $81,558  $84,586  $81,189   $81,912
    Taxable equivalent
     adjustment (B)              2,247      2,372    2,605    3,357     3,721
    Investment securities
     (losses) gain (C)            (171)       ---    8,051    6,016       ---
    Noninterest income (D)      24,028     25,956   22,282   22,393    14,274
    Noninterest expense (E)     77,234     74,740   77,010   78,103    81,369
    Efficiency ratio:  E/
     (A+B-C+D) (non-GAAP)        71.39%     68.02%   75.93%   77.39%    81.45%

    Ending Balances (in
     millions)
    Tangible Common Equity
     to Tangible Assets
    Total assets(1)             $9,966    $10,639  $10,834  $11,652   $11,932
    Goodwill(2)                   (318)      (318)    (318)    (331)     (331)
    Other intangible assets        (11)       (11)     (12)     (13)      (14)
                                   ---        ---      ---      ---       ---
      Tangible assets (non-
       GAAP)                    $9,637    $10,310  $10,504  $11,308   $11,587
                                ======    =======  =======  =======   =======

    Total shareholders'
     equity                     $1,012     $1,157   $1,218   $1,244    $1,331
    Goodwill(2)                   (318)      (318)    (318)    (331)     (331)
    Other intangible assets        (11)       (11)     (12)     (13)      (14)
                                   ---        ---      ---      ---       ---
      Tangible equity (non-
       GAAP)                      $683       $828     $888     $900      $986
                                  ====       ====     ====     ====      ====

    Tangible equity               $683       $828     $888     $900      $986
    Preferred stock               (278)      (277)    (275)    (274)     (272)
                                  ----       ----     ----     ----      ----
      Tangible common equity
       (non-GAAP)                 $405       $551     $613     $626      $714
                                  ====       ====     ====     ====      ====

    Tier 1 Common Equity
    Total shareholders'
     equity                     $1,012     $1,157   $1,218   $1,244    $1,331
    Qualifying capital
     securities                     74         74       74       74        74
    Goodwill(2)                   (318)      (318)    (318)    (331)     (331)
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive loss
     (income)                       20        (16)     (10)       6         7
    Other intangible assets        (11)       (11)     (12)     (13)      (14)
                                   ---        ---      ---      ---       ---
      Tier 1 capital
       (regulatory)               $777       $886     $952     $980    $1,067
                                  ====       ====     ====     ====    ======

    Tier 1 capital
     (regulatory)                 $777       $886     $952     $980    $1,067
    Qualifying capital
     securities                    (74)       (74)     (74)     (74)      (74)
    Preferred stock               (278)      (277)    (275)    (274)     (272)
                                  ----       ----     ----     ----      ----
      Total Tier 1 common
       equity (non-GAAP)          $425       $535     $603     $632      $721
                                  ====       ====     ====     ====      ====

    Net risk-weighted
     assets (regulatory)(3)     $6,417     $7,133   $7,432   $8,083    $8,541

    Equity to assets             10.15%     10.88%   11.24%   10.68%    11.16%
    Tier 1 common equity
     (non-GAAP)                   6.62       7.50     8.10     7.82      8.47
    Tangible equity to
     tangible assets (non-
     GAAP)                        7.09       8.03     8.45     7.96      8.51
    Tangible common equity
     to tangible assets
     (non-GAAP)                   4.20       5.34     5.83     5.54      6.16


    (1)  Total asset represents assets for continuing operations, as
    shown on the balance sheet, and includes assets of discontinued
    operations of $324 million in the first quarter of 2010 and $336
    million in the fourth quarter of 2009.
    (2)  Goodwill represents goodwill for continuing operations, as shown
    on the balance sheet, and includes goodwill for discontinued
    operations of $12.6 million in the first quarter of 2010 and the
    fourth quarter of 2009.
    (3)  Net risk-weighted assets (regulatory) for second quarter 2010
    and fourth quarter 2009 were calculated on a combined basis.


    Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense


                                     Three Months Ended
                            December September            March  December
                               31,       30, June 30,      31,      31,
    (in thousands)               2010     2010     2010     2010     2009
    --------------               ----     ----     ----     ----     ----
    Service charges on
     deposit accounts         $10,072  $10,609   $9,971   $9,684  $10,826
    Trust fees                  4,135    3,837    3,836    3,795    4,211
    Mortgage and other loan
     income                     3,109    2,590    2,198    2,589    2,556
    Brokerage and
     investment fees            1,264    1,060    1,322      933    1,061
    ATM network user fees       1,825    1,864    1,771    1,597    1,631
    Bankcard fees               2,325    2,261    2,266    2,007    1,879
    Net loss on loans held
     for sale                  (3,069)  (1,441)  (8,405)  (7,702)  (8,724)
    Investment securities
     (losses) gains              (171)     ---    8,051    6,016      ---
    Other income                4,538    5,176    1,272    3,474      834
                                -----    -----    -----    -----      ---
    Total noninterest
     income                   $24,028  $25,956  $22,282  $22,393  $14,274
                              =======  =======  =======  =======  =======

    Salaries and employee
     benefits                 $32,294  $32,740  $31,403  $29,947  $30,012
    Occupancy                   6,834    6,529    6,139    7,461    6,155
    Professional services       2,945    2,737    2,615    2,253    2,991
    Equipment                   3,355    3,076    2,979    3,072    2,988
    Data processing
     services                   4,636    4,702    4,767    4,629    4,772
    Advertising and public
     relations                  1,512    1,605    2,116    1,297    1,551
    Postage and delivery        1,075    1,187    1,295    1,014    1,286
    Other loan expenses         5,431    4,355    4,551    5,974    5,631
    Losses on other real
     estate (ORE)                 930    1,967    3,778    6,763    8,089
    ORE expenses                1,653    1,327      800    1,190    1,281
    Intangible asset
     amortization                 851      908    1,034    1,130    1,173
    Other expense              15,718   13,607   15,533   13,373   15,440
                               ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
    Total noninterest
     expense                  $77,234  $74,740  $77,010  $78,103  $81,369
                              =======  =======  =======  =======  =======



    Average Balances, Yields and Rates             Three Months Ended

                                                    December 31, 2010
                                                  Average        Average
    (in thousands)                                Balance         Rate
    --------------                                -------         ----
    Earning Assets
      Money market investments                      $512,068   0.25%
      Investment securities:
        Taxable                                    2,076,584   3.39
        Tax-exempt                                   300,838   6.76
      FHLB and Federal Reserve stock                 150,871   2.67
      Portfolio loans:
        Commercial and industrial                  1,583,285   4.67
        Commercial real estate                     2,422,033   5.31
        Residential mortgage                         778,572   4.90
        Direct consumer                            1,068,615   6.11
        Indirect consumer                            829,969   6.84
                                                     -------
         Total portfolio loans                     6,682,474   5.43
      Loans held for sale                             45,993   7.72
                                                      ------
            Total earning assets                   9,768,828   4.73

    Nonearning Assets
      Cash and due from banks                        146,433
      Premises and equipment                         105,509
      Investment security fair value
       adjustment                                     63,711
      Other nonearning assets                        707,579
      Assets of discontinued operations                  ---
      Allowance for loan losses                     (323,742)
                                                    --------
         Total assets                            $10,468,318
                                                 ===========
    Interest-Bearing Liabilities
      Deposits:
        Interest-bearing demand deposits            $941,221   0.24
        Savings deposits                           2,629,442   0.49
        Time deposits                              3,035,501   2.06
      Short-term borrowings                           41,591   0.18
      Long-term debt                               1,159,760   4.34
                                                   ---------
         Total interest-bearing liabilities        7,807,515   1.64
    Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity
      Noninterest-bearing deposits                 1,358,685
      Other liabilities                              156,920
      Liabilities of discontinued operations             ---
      Shareholders' equity                         1,145,198
                                                   ---------
        Total liabilities and shareholders'
         equity                                  $10,468,318
                                                 ===========

    Interest Spread                                            3.09

    Contribution of noninterest bearing
     sources of funds                                          0.33
                                                               ----
    Net Interest Margin                                        3.42%
                                                               ====



    Average Balances, Yields and Rates             Three Months Ended

                                                   September 30, 2010
                                                  Average        Average
    (in thousands)                                Balance         Rate
    --------------                                -------         ----
    Earning Assets
      Money market investments                      $560,792   0.25%
      Investment securities:
        Taxable                                    1,911,268   3.78
        Tax-exempt                                   321,256   6.73
      FHLB and Federal Reserve stock                 157,304   1.86
      Portfolio loans:
        Commercial and industrial                  1,685,249   4.70
        Commercial real estate                     2,595,787   5.34
        Residential mortgage                         839,455   4.89
        Direct consumer                            1,112,768   6.03
        Indirect consumer                            825,885   6.82
                                                     -------
         Total portfolio loans                     7,059,144   5.42
      Loans held for sale                             55,054   2.14
                                                      ------
            Total earning assets                  10,064,818   4.79

    Nonearning Assets
      Cash and due from banks                        154,119
      Premises and equipment                         106,503
      Investment security fair value
       adjustment                                     65,693
      Other nonearning assets                        733,974
      Assets of discontinued operations                  ---
      Allowance for loan losses                     (321,865)
                                                    --------
         Total assets                            $10,803,242
                                                 ===========
    Interest-Bearing Liabilities
      Deposits:
        Interest-bearing demand deposits            $975,588   0.26
        Savings deposits                           2,591,083   0.63
        Time deposits                              3,318,137   2.24
      Short-term borrowings                           36,888   0.22
      Long-term debt                               1,202,901   4.51
                                                   ---------
         Total interest-bearing liabilities        8,124,597   1.82
    Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity
      Noninterest-bearing deposits                 1,312,957
      Other liabilities                              150,601
      Liabilities of discontinued operations             ---
      Shareholders' equity                         1,215,087
                                                   ---------
        Total liabilities and shareholders'
         equity                                  $10,803,242
                                                 ===========

    Interest Spread                                            2.97

    Contribution of noninterest bearing
     sources of funds                                          0.35
                                                               ----
    Net Interest Margin                                        3.32%
                                                               ====



    Average Balances, Yields and Rates         Three Months Ended

                                                  December 31, 2009
                                                Average       Average
    (in thousands)                              Balance        Rate
    --------------                              -------        ----
    Earning Assets
      Money market investments                   $583,586   0.25%
      Investment securities:
        Taxable                                 1,562,019   4.44
        Tax-exempt                                551,140   6.59
      FHLB and Federal Reserve stock              155,084   1.93
      Portfolio loans:
        Commercial and industrial               1,973,499   4.88
        Commercial real estate                  2,882,787   5.24
        Residential mortgage                    1,045,893   4.73
        Direct consumer                         1,246,596   6.04
        Indirect consumer                         815,261   6.81
                                                  -------
         Total portfolio loans                  7,964,036   5.37
      Loans held for sale                          58,611   3.78
                                                   ------
            Total earning assets               10,874,476   4.97

    Nonearning Assets
      Cash and due from banks                     152,384
      Premises and equipment                      111,808
      Investment security fair value
       adjustment                                  47,741
      Other nonearning assets                     766,842
      Assets of discontinued operations           349,377
      Allowance for loan losses                  (336,763)
                                                 --------
         Total assets                         $11,965,865
                                              ===========
    Interest-Bearing Liabilities
      Deposits:
        Interest-bearing demand deposits       $1,022,155   0.38
        Savings deposits                        2,468,012   0.70
        Time deposits                           3,604,488   2.94
      Short-term borrowings                        46,097   0.29
      Long-term debt                            1,607,566   4.47
                                                ---------
         Total interest-bearing liabilities     8,748,318   2.28
    Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity
      Noninterest-bearing deposits              1,258,832
      Other liabilities                           143,348
      Liabilities of discontinued operations      422,882
      Shareholders' equity                      1,392,485
                                                ---------
        Total liabilities and shareholders'
         equity                               $11,965,865
                                              ===========

    Interest Spread                                         2.69

    Contribution of noninterest bearing
     sources of funds                                       0.44
                                                            ----
    Net Interest Margin                                     3.13%
                                                            ====




    Average Balances, Yields and Rates               Twelve Months Ended
                                                        December 31,
                                                                       2010
                                                    Average    Average
    (in thousands)                                  Balance      Rate
    --------------                                  -------      ----
    Earning Assets
      Money market investments                       $605,217     0.25%
      Investment securities
        Taxable                                     1,901,195     3.82
        Tax-exempt                                    366,044     6.74
      FHLB and Federal Reserve stock                  154,959     2.44
      Portfolio loans:
        Commercial and industrial                   1,728,712     4.80
        Commercial real estate                      2,631,901     5.30
        Residential mortgage                          867,500     5.06
        Direct consumer                             1,133,691     6.07
        Indirect consumer                             813,845     6.84
                                                      -------
         Total portfolio loans                      7,175,649     5.44
      Loans held for sale                              69,705     2.76
                                                       ------
            Total earning assets                   10,272,769     4.82
    Nonearning Assets
      Cash and due from banks                         163,203
      Premises and equipment                          107,382
      Investment security fair value adjustment        54,451
      Other nonearning assets                         725,101
      Assets of discontinued operations               108,615
      Allowance for loan losses                      (325,844)
                                                     --------
         Total assets                             $11,105,677
                                                  ===========
    Interest-Bearing Liabilities
      Deposits:
        Interest-bearing demand deposits           $1,008,871     0.27
        Savings deposits                            2,561,596     0.62
        Time deposits                               3,405,281     2.35
      Short-term borrowings                            36,744     0.22
      Long-term debt                                1,280,839     4.43
                                                    ---------
         Total interest-bearing liabilities         8,293,331     1.87
    Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity
      Noninterest-bearing deposits                  1,306,881
      Other liabilities                               146,669
      Liabilities of discontinued operations          128,851
      Shareholders' equity                          1,229,945
                                                    ---------
        Total liabilities and shareholders'
         equity                                   $11,105,677
                                                  ===========

    Interest Spread                                               2.95
    Contribution of noninterest bearing
     sources of funds                                             0.36
                                                                  ----
    Net Interest Margin                                           3.31%
                                                                  ====




    Average Balances, Yields and Rates            Twelve Months Ended
                                                      December 31,
                                                                       2009
                                                    Average    Average
    (in thousands)                                  Balance         Rate
    --------------                                  -------         ----
    Earning Assets
      Money market investments                       $502,584     0.25%
      Investment securities
        Taxable                                     1,571,960     4.69
        Tax-exempt                                    585,036     6.59
      FHLB and Federal Reserve stock                  152,762     2.76
      Portfolio loans:
        Commercial and industrial                   2,183,525     4.70
        Commercial real estate                      2,905,011     5.30
        Residential mortgage                        1,135,289     5.03
        Direct consumer                             1,313,718     6.06
        Indirect consumer                             811,844     6.79
                                                      -------
         Total portfolio loans                      8,349,387     5.37
      Loans held for sale                              75,485     3.61
                                                       ------
            Total earning assets                   11,237,214     5.06
    Nonearning Assets
      Cash and due from banks                         158,568
      Premises and equipment                          114,667
      Investment security fair value adjustment        19,725
      Other nonearning assets                         900,810
      Assets of discontinued operations               356,141
      Allowance for loan losses                      (304,016)
                                                     --------
         Total assets                             $12,483,109
                                                  ===========
    Interest-Bearing Liabilities
      Deposits:
        Interest-bearing demand deposits             $929,152     0.43
        Savings deposits                            2,521,100     0.78
        Time deposits                               3,867,946     3.31
      Short-term borrowings                            51,291     0.38
      Long-term debt                                1,904,455     4.79
                                                    ---------
         Total interest-bearing liabilities         9,273,944     2.62
    Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity
      Noninterest-bearing deposits                  1,191,478
      Other liabilities                               155,401
      Liabilities of discontinued operations          417,553
      Shareholders' equity                          1,444,733
                                                    ---------
        Total liabilities and shareholders'
         equity                                   $12,483,109
                                                  ===========

    Interest Spread                                               2.44
    Contribution of noninterest bearing
     sources of funds                                             0.46
                                                                  ----
    Net Interest Margin                                           2.90%
                                                                  ====



    Summary of Loan Loss Experience
                                               Three Months Ended

                                      December                      June
                                         31,     September 30,       30,
    (in thousands)                        2010            2010        2010
    --------------                        ----            ----        ----

    Allowance for loan losses -
     beginning of period              $324,046        $321,841    $322,377

    Provision for loan losses          131,296          89,617      70,614

    Charge-offs:
      Commercial and industrial         24,634           6,083      10,943
      Small business                     2,747           2,061       1,398
      Commercial real estate           119,986          45,910      51,183
                                       -------          ------      ------
        Total commercial               147,367          54,054      63,524
      Residential mortgage               6,141          23,353         705
      Direct consumer                    7,701          10,256       5,907
      Indirect consumer                  3,647           2,808       4,028
                                         -----           -----       -----
          Total charge-offs            164,856          90,471      74,164
                                       -------          ------      ------

    Recoveries:
      Commercial and industrial          1,017           1,321         899
      Small business                       309              89          38
      Commercial real estate             2,813             579         829
                                         -----             ---         ---
        Total commercial                 4,139           1,989       1,766
      Residential mortgage                  42              15          80
      Direct consumer                      587             452         386
      Indirect consumer                    777             603         782
                                           ---             ---         ---
          Total recoveries               5,545           3,059       3,014
                                         -----           -----       -----

    Net charge-offs                    159,311          87,412      71,150
                                       -------          ------      ------


    Allowance for loan losses -end of
     period                           $296,031        $324,046    $321,841
                                      ========        ========    ========

    Reserve for loan commitments -end
     of period                          $1,933          $1,933      $2,522
                                        ======          ======      ======



    Summary of Loan Loss Experience
                                        Three Months Ended

                                          March         December
                                            31,            31,
    (in thousands)                           2010           2009
    --------------                           ----           ----

    Allowance for loan losses -
     beginning of period                 $338,940       $336,270

    Provision for loan losses             101,355         84,007

    Charge-offs:
      Commercial and industrial            12,356         23,103
      Small business                        1,169          1,640
      Commercial real estate               15,976         41,096
                                           ------         ------
        Total commercial                   29,501         65,839
      Residential mortgage                 80,729          6,031
      Direct consumer                       7,528          6,502
      Indirect consumer                     3,813          6,873
                                            -----          -----
          Total charge-offs               121,571         85,245
                                          -------         ------

    Recoveries:
      Commercial and industrial               623          1,887
      Small business                           46            345
      Commercial real estate                1,319            656
                                            -----            ---
        Total commercial                    1,988          2,888
      Residential mortgage                    583             21
      Direct consumer                         453            409
      Indirect consumer                       629            590
                                              ---            ---
          Total recoveries                  3,653          3,908
                                            -----          -----

    Net charge-offs                       117,918         81,337
                                          -------         ------


    Allowance for loan losses -end of
     period                              $322,377       $338,940
                                         ========       ========

    Reserve for loan commitments -end
     of period                             $2,624         $3,118
                                           ======         ======

SOURCE Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.