 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 27, 2020 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Independent Bank Corporation NASDAQ: IBCP reported third quarter 2020 net income of 19.6 million, or 0.89 per diluted share, versus net income of 12.4 million, or 0.55 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company reported net income of 39.2 million, or 1.76 per diluted share, compared to net income of 32.6 million, or 1.40 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. The increase in third quarter and year-to-date 2020 earnings as compared to 2019 primarily reflects increases in net interest income and non-interest income that were partially offset by increases in the provision for loan losses, non-interest expense and income tax expense. 