 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 27, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Independent Bank Corporation NASDAQ: IBCP reported first quarter 2021 net income of 22.0 million, or 1.00 per diluted share, versus net income of 4.8 million, or 0.21 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. The increase in 2021 first quarter earnings as compared to 2020 primarily reflects increases in net interest income, non-interest income as well as a decrease in the provision for credit losses that were partially offset by an increase in non-interest expense. 