Northwest Indiana Bancorp announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported 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 compared to the total interest income of $6,431,000, net interest income of $5,916,000, income before income taxes of $2,100,000, net income of $1,623,000 or $0.57 per basic and diluted share for the same quarter a year ago. Return on equity was 7.74% compared to the 9.31% for the same quarter year ago. Return on assets was 0.79% compared to the 0.95% for the same quarter year ago.

For the year, the company reported 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 $2.5 per basic and diluted share compared to the total interest income of $26,075,000, net interest income of $23,727,000, income before income taxes of $8,794,000, net income of $6,853,000 or $2.41 per basic and diluted share for the previous year. Return on equity was 10.17% compared to the 10.27% for the previous year. Return on assets was 1.03% compared to the 1.02% for the previous year. Book value per share as on December 31, 2013 was $23.50 compared to the $23.83 as on December 31, 2012.