• Mercantile Bank posts Q2 net income of $25.9 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, up 14.6% year over year.
• Net interest income climbs 15.7% to $57.3 million, lifting net interest margin by 11 basis points to 3.59%.
• Provision for credit losses swings to a $1.8 million negative provision from a $1.6 million provision a year earlier.
• Noninterest expense rises to $39.4 million from $33.4 million; noninterest income holds at $11.5 million.
• Commercial loans increase $132 million in the first six months; deposits edge up $11.9 million with local deposits up $122 million.

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