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GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCBS) ("Nicolet") announced fourth quarter 2020 net income of $18.0 million and earnings per diluted common share of $1.74, compared to $18.1 million and $1.72 for third quarter 2020, and $12.3 million and $1.18 for fourth quarter 2019, respectively. Annualized quarterly return on average assets was 1.58%, 1.55% and 1.46%, for fourth quarter 2020, third quarter 2020 and fourth quarter 2019, respectively, even with elevated cash assets in 2020.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, net income was $60.1 million, 10% higher than $54.6 million for 2019. Net income for 2020 included record secondary mortgage income, higher net interest income and efficiency efforts, which partially offset $4 million of isolated costs ($3 million after-tax) in second quarter for pandemic-related actions and branch efficiency decisions as well as $9 million ($7 million after-tax) higher annual provision for credit losses. Net income for 2019 benefited from the net of two nonrecurring items in the second quarter, a $7.4 million after-tax gain on the partial sale of our equity interest in a data processing company, and $2.75 million ($2.0 million after-tax) in personnel expense for retirement-related compensation declared to benefit all employees after that sale.