Northwest Indiana Bancorp announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014. For the quarter, the company reported total interest income of $6,937,000, net interest income of $6,458,000, income before income taxes of $2,164,000, net income of $1,727,000 or $0.61 per basic and diluted share compared to the total interest income of $6,171,000, net interest income of $5,759,000, income before income taxes of $1,750,000, net income of $1,364,000 or $0.48 per basic and diluted share for the same quarter a year ago. Return on equity was 9.08% compared to the 7.74% for the same quarter year ago. Return on assets was 0.88% compared to the 0.79% for the same quarter year ago.

For the year, the company reported total interest income of $27,183,000, net interest income of $25,363,000, income before income taxes of $9,547,000, net income of $7,394,000 or $2.60 per basic and diluted share compared to the total interest income of $26,157,000, net interest income of $24,427,000, income before income taxes of $9,515,000, net income of $7,118,000 or $2.50 per basic and diluted share for the previous year. Return on equity was 10.14% compared to the 10.17% for the previous year. Return on assets was 0.97% compared to 1.03% for the previous year. Book value per share as on December 31, 2014 was $26.78 compared to the $23.50 as on December 31, 2013.