First International Bank of Israel reported earnings results for the third quarter and nine months of 2016. For the quarter, the company reported a net profit of ILS 128 million, up 48.8%. Annualized return on equity was 7.1% in the third quarter, compared with 5% in the third quarter of 2015. In the first nine months of 2016, the bank's net profit was ILS 409 million, 24.3% higher than in the corresponding period in 2015. Annualized return on equity was 7.6% since the beginning of the year, compared with 6.4% in the corresponding period last year. The bank reported a rise in net interest income thanks to growth in bank's credit to the public, which reached ILS 78.1 billion at the end of September, up 11.7%, compared with the end of September 2015.