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WYOMISSING, PA—(Marketwired – October 26, 2016) –

Record Q3 2016 Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.64, Up 28.0% Over Q3 2015 Fully Diluted EPS

Record Q3 2016 Net Income to Common Shareholders of $18.6 Million, Up 30.3% Over Q3 2015, with Return on Average Assets of 0.9% and Return on Average Common Equity of 13.2%

Record Nine Months of 2016 Net Income to Common Shareholders of $52.4 Million, Up 33.3% Over Nine Months of 2015

Exceptional Asset Quality with NPLs only 0.16% of Total Loans; NPAs only 0.18% of Total Assets

Strong Reserves for Loan Losses With Total Reserves Equal to 288% of NPLs

Non–Interest Bearing Deposits Up Over $300 Million, or 39%, Over Q3 2015 to $1.1 Billion, And Total Deposits Up Over $1.6 Billion, or 28%, Over September 30, 2015 to $7.4 Billion

Non–Interest Income For Q3 2016 of $27.5 Million Was 30% of Q3 2016 Total Revenues (Net Interest Income Plus Non–Interest Income)

Shareholders' Equity Increased $109 Million During Q3 2016; Tier 1 Leverage Ratio Is Up Over 102 Basis Points at September 30, 2016 Over June 30, 2016, An Increase of 14.2%

September 30, 2016 Book Value of $20.78 Up From $17.95 as of September 30, 2015, a 15.8% Increase; September 30, 2016 Tangible Book Value (a non–GAAP measure) of $20.16 Up From $17.81 as of September 30, 2015, a 13.2% Increase

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: CUBI), the parent company of Customers Bank (collectively “Customers”), reported net income to common shareholders of $18.6 million for the third quarter of 2016 (“Q3 2016″) compared to net income to common shareholders of $14.3 million for the third quarter of 2015 (“Q3 2015″), an increase of $4.3 million, or 30.3%. Fully diluted earnings per share for Q3 2016 was $0.64 compared to $0.50 fully diluted earnings per share for Q3 2015, an increase of $0.14 per share, or 28.0%. Average fully diluted shares for Q3 2016 were 29.1 million compared to average fully diluted shares of 28.7 million for Q3 2015.

Customers also reported net income to common shareholders of $52.4 million for the first nine months of 2016 compared to net income to common shareholders of $39.3 million for the first nine months of 2015, an increase of $13.1 million, or 33.3%. Fully diluted earnings per share for the first nine months of 2016 was $1.81 compared to $1.37 for the first nine months of 2015, an increase of 32.1%.

Customers' Community Business Banking segment generated net income available to common shareholders of $19.8 million in Q3 2016, and Customers' BankMobile segment generated a Q3 2016 net loss of $1.2 million.

“Customers is pleased to report record earnings for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016. Our Community Business Banking segment delivered to our customers through a single point of contact has produced a very profitable banking model characterized by exceptional asset quality, balanced interest rate risk sensitivity and controlled operating costs. The new BankMobile segment which combined our previous BankMobile business with the Disbursements business we acquired from Higher One is off to a better than expected start performing above our high expectations. Since the acquisition of the Disbursements business, BankMobile has already opened over 200,000 new checking accounts, has migrated over 300,000 accounts at the student account holder's election from a prior business partner of Higher One, and has helped increase non–interest bearing deposit balances to over $1 billion as of September 30, 2016,” stated Jay Sidhu, Chairman and CEO of Customers. “We are pleased by the Q3 2016 performance of BankMobile.”

Other financial highlights for Q3 2016 compared to Q3 2015 include:

Q3 2016 net interest income of $64.6 million increased $14.7 million, or 29.3%, from net interest income for Q3 2015 as average loan and security balances increased $2.0 billion. Net interest margin expanded by 4 basis points to 2.83% from 2.79% in Q3 2015.

Commercial loan average balances increased $975 million, including commercial loans to mortgage companies, in Q3 2016 compared to Q3 2015.

Multi–family average loan balances increased $928 million in Q3 2016 compared to Q3 2015.

The net interest margin grew to 2.83% in Q3 2016 compared to Q3 2015 as the average yield on assets increased 13 basis points, while the cost of funding the portfolio increased 11 basis points.

Customers reported a $0.1 million provision for loan losses in Q3 2016 compared to a $2.1 million provision for loan losses in Q3 2015 as loan balances increased as planned only $3.0 million during Q3 2016 and asset quality remained exceptional.

Q3 2016 non–interest income of $27.5 million increased $21.3 million from Q3 2015 as a result of an increase of $11.4 million in interchange and card revenue, an increase of $4.0 million in deposit and wire transfer fees, an increase of $1.0 million in university fees, and a $2.2 million recovery of a previously recorded loss. The interchange and card revenue, deposit and wire transfer fee, and university fee increases totaled $16.4 million at BankMobile.

Non–interest expenses in Q3 2016 of $56.2 million increased $25.9 million, or 85.5%, from non–interest expenses in Q3 2015 as a result of increases in technology costs of $10.1 million, salaries and employee benefits of $7.7 million, and professional services of $4.3 million. These increases resulted largely from increased operating costs for BankMobile of $17.5 million and increases in resources and services necessary to support and operate a $9.6 billion bank. In addition, Q3 2016 non–interest expenses include a $3.9 million one–time expense for technology–related services.

Customers' Q3 2016 income tax expense of $14.6 million reflects an estimated effective tax rate of 40.8% compared to Q3 2015 tax expense of $8.4 million, with an effective tax rate of 35.5%. Customers' Q3 2016 results included an adjustment of $0.8 million that increased income tax expense as a result of a return to provision adjustment recorded upon filing Customers' 2015 tax return during Q3 2016.

Customers achieved a return on average assets of 0.89% in Q3 2016 compared to 0.82% in Q3 2015, and achieved a return on average common equity of 13.20% in Q3 2016 compared to 11.83% in Q3 2015. Pre–tax and pre–provision return on average assets (a non–GAAP measure) reached 1.51% in Q3 2016. Pre–tax and pre–provision return on average common equity (a non–GAAP measure) was 23.58% in Q3 2016.

Total loans, including commercial loans held for sale, increased $1.9 billion, or 29.6%, to $8.4 billion as of September 30, 2016 compared to total loans as of September 30, 2015 of $6.5 billion. Multi–family loan balances increased $0.7 billion to $3.2 billion and other commercial loans, including lines of credit to mortgage companies, increased $1.3 billion to $4.9 billion. Weighted–average yields on loans in Q3 2016 were 3.84% with warehouse lending loans yielding 3.53%, multi–family loans yielding 3.80% and other commercial loans yielding 4.07%.

Total deposits increased $1.6 billion, or 27.7%, to $7.4 billion as of September 30, 2016 compared to total deposits of $5.8 billion as of September 30, 2015. Non–interest bearing demand deposits were up by $303.5 million to $1.1 billion, a 39.0% increase. Money market account balances were up $607.1 million to $3.1 billion as of September 30, 2016 compared to September 30, 2015, a 24.0% increase, and certificates of deposit accounts were up $640.9 million to $2.9 billion as of September 30, 2016, a 28.0% increase.

BankMobile–related deposits totaled $533.2 million as of September 30, 2016, and were predominately non–interest bearing.

The Q3 2016 efficiency ratio was 61.06% compared to a 54.00% Q3 2015 efficiency ratio. Q3 2016 operating expenses included acquisition related expenses of $0.1 million and BankMobile operating expenses of $19.4 million. Non–interest income included $16.4 million of BankMobile non–interest income.

Customers Bancorp issued $85.0 million of non–cumulative perpetual preferred stock paying a 6% dividend on September 16, 2016. The proceeds from the capital raise were largely contributed to the subsidiary bank to support Customers Bank's balance sheet growth and other general corporate purposes. This capital raise combined with net income and no asset growth increased our regulatory capital ratios by 1.0% or more during Q3 2016.

Capital levels continue to exceed the “well–capitalized” threshold established by regulation at the bank and exceed the applicable Basel III regulatory thresholds for the holding company and the bank.

Customers raised common equity of $5.6 million during Q3 2016 through the issuance of 219,386 shares of Customers Bancorp common stock through an at–the–market (“ATM”) offering launched in August 2016. The ATM remains active.

Total Tier 1 equity for Customers Bancorp increased $235.3 million from September 30, 2015 to September 30, 2016, an increase in capital of 43.8%.

The book value per common share continued to increase, reaching $20.78 at September 30, 2016, compared to $17.95 at September 30, 2015, an increase of 15.8% year–over–year. The tangible book value per common share (a non–GAAP measure) also continued to increase, reaching $20.16 at September 30, 2016, compared to $17.81 at September 30, 2015, an increase of 13.2% year–over–year.

Based on Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s September 30, 2016 stock price of $25.16, Customers is only trading at 1.2 times tangible book value per common share and 10.3 times mid–point of estimated 2016 earnings per share.

Q3 2016 compared to Q2 2016:
Customers' Q3 2016 net income to common shareholders increased $1.3 million, or 7.3%, to $18.6 million from net income to common shareholders of $17.4 million for the second quarter of 2016 (“Q2 2016″). The $1.3 million increase in Q3 2016 resulted primarily from increases in net interest income of $1.4 million to $64.6 million, a decrease in provisions for loan losses of $0.7 million to $0.1 million, an increase in non–interest income of $19.2 million to $27.5 million, partially offset by increased operating expenses of $18.0 million to $56.2 million, and a $1.6 million increase in income tax expense to $14.6 million. Examining these quarter–over–quarter changes further:

The $1.4 million increase in net interest income in Q3 2016 resulted from an increase in average loan balances in Q3 2016 of $0.1 billion.

The $0.7 million decrease in provision for loan losses in Q3 2016 resulted primarily from planned lower loan growth in Q3 2016 to help improve capital ratios, maintaining exceptional asset quality, and increased recoveries on previously charged–off loans and purchased credit–impaired loans.

The $19.2 million increase in non–interest income in Q3 2016 compared to Q2 2016 resulted primarily from a $14.0 million increase in BankMobile revenues due to the Disbursements business acquisition, a $2.2 million recovery on a previously recorded loss, and an increase of $0.9 million in gains on sales of loans in Q3 2016.

The increase in operating expenses of $18.0 million in Q3 2016 compared to Q2 2016 resulted largely from BankMobile–related expenses of $19.4 million in Q3 2016 compared to $6.0 million in Q2 2016 and a $3.9 million one–time expense for technology–related services.

The following table presents a summary of key earnings and performance metrics for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and the preceding four quarters, respectively:

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CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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EARNINGS SUMMARY – UNAUDITED

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(Dollars in thousands, except per–share data)

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Net income available to common shareholders

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$

18,637

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$

17,368

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$

16,413

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$

16,780

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$

14,309

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Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”)

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0.68

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$

0.64

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0.61

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0.62

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0.64

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0.60

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0.57

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Average common shares outstanding – diluted

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0.91

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Return on average common equity

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Return on average assets – pre–tax and pre–provision (1)

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Return on average common equity – pre–tax and pre–provision (2)

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Net interest margin, tax equivalent

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Reserves to non–performing loans

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(1) Non–GAAP measure calculated as GAAP net income, plus provision for loan losses and income tax expense divided by average total assets.

(2) Non–GAAP measure calculated as GAAP net income available to common shareholders, plus provision for loan losses and income tax expense divided by average common equity.

(3) Non–GAAP measure calculated as GAAP total shareholders' equity less preferred stock and goodwill and other intangibles divided by total average assets less average goodwill and other intangibles.

(4) Non–GAAP measure calculated as GAAP total shareholders' equity less preferred stock and goodwill and other intangibles divided by common shares outstanding at period end.

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Capital

Customers recognizes the importance of not only being well capitalized in the current environment but to have adequate capital buffers to absorb any unexpected shocks. “Our capital ratios improved significantly during the quarter due to continued strong earnings, planned slow down in loan growth, a successful preferred stock offering, and launch of an at–the–market common equity offering,” stated Mr. Sidhu. “We are targeting a Tier I capital ratio of 9.0% or higher and a total risk–based capital ratio of around 13.0% as we get ready to cross the $10 billion mark,” Mr. Sidhu continued. At September 30, 2016, Customers is preliminarily calculating its Tier 1 leverage ratio at 8.2% and its total risk–based capital ratio at 11.7%. “By continuing to control our growth over the next few quarters, demonstrating strong earnings, and completing the sale of BankMobile at an anticipated substantial gain, we hope to reach these targeted levels in the next few quarters,” concluded Mr. Sidhu.

BankMobile

The BankMobile division took a significant step during Q3 2016 with Customers Bank's integration of the Disbursements business acquired from Higher One late in Q2 2016. Together the new BankMobile division services over 1.5 million deposit accounts as of September 30, 2016. The combined businesses also have the potential to add about 450,000 to 500,000 new student accounts annually. Since the acquisition of the Disbursements business, BankMobile has added over 200,000 new accounts and converted over 300,000 accounts at the student account holder's election from a prior business partner of Higher One. “We are very focused on continuing to build out BankMobile's technology software platform, introducing the Vibe and Bold deposit accounts, integrating the Disbursements business with the BankMobile business, developing and beginning to execute plans to continue to attract between 450,000 to 500,000 new millennial customers to its customer base each year and improve their engagement as a banking customer so they stay a BankMobile customer for life. The acquisition of the Disbursements business provides us with a great opportunity, marking an inflection point in BankMobile's development. We are committed to making BankMobile the primary bank for all our student customers and moving with them as they evolve to young professionals,” stated Mr. Sidhu. “We are also focused on attracting more deposit customers with the Vibe and Bold accounts, arguably among the best customer offerings and the best priced banking services available in the U.S. We believe that 2016 and 2017 will be very exciting years as we build BankMobile as a profitable business and create value for Customers Bancorp, Inc. shareholders,” Mr. Sidhu continued.

Managing Commercial Real Estate Concentration Risks and Providing High Net Worth Families Loans for Their Multi–Family Holdings

Customers' loans collateralized by multi–family properties were approximately 37.7% of Customers' total loan portfolio and approximately 411% of Tier 1 capital at September 30, 2016. Recognizing the risks that accompany certain elements of commercial real estate (“CRE”) lending, Customers has as part of its core strategies studiously sought to limit its risks and has concluded that it has appropriate risk management systems in place to manage this portfolio. Customers' total real estate construction and development exposure, arguably the riskiest area of CRE, was under $100 million as of September 30, 2016.

Our CRE exposures are focused principally on loans to high net worth families collateralized by multi–family properties that are of modest size and subject to what Customers believes are conservative underwriting standards. As of September 30, 2016, Customers had no non–performing multi–family loans. Customers believes it has a strong risk management process to manage the portfolio risks prospectively and that this portfolio will perform well even under a stressed scenario. Following are some unique characteristics of Customers' multi–family loan portfolio:

Principally concentrated in New York City and principally to high net worth families;

Average loan size is between $5 million – $7 million;

Annual debt service coverage ratio is 140%;

Median loan–to–value is 70%;

All loans are individually stressed with an increase of 1% and 2% to the cap rate and an increase of 1.5% and 3% in loan interest rates;

All properties are inspected prior to a loan being granted and monitored thereafter on an annual basis by dedicated portfolio managers;

Customers to date has never experienced more than a 30 day delinquency on any of the multi–family loans that it has originated; and

Credit approval process is independent of customer sales and portfolio management process.

Asset Quality and Interest Rate Risk

Risk management is a critical component of how Customers creates long–term shareholder value. Two of the most important risks of banking to be understood and managed in an uncertain economy are asset quality and interest rate risk.

Customers believes that asset quality risks must be diligently addressed during good economic times with prudent underwriting standards so that when the economy deteriorates the bank's capital is sufficient to absorb all losses without threatening its ability to operate and serve its community and other constituents. “Customers adopted prudent underwriting standards in 2010 when the current management team assumed responsibility for building the Bank and has not compromised those standards,” stated Mr. Sidhu. “Customers' non–performing loans at September 30, 2016 were only 0.16% of total loans, compared to our peer group non–performing loans of approximately 0.90% of total loans, and industry average non–performing loans of 1.69% of total loans. Our expectation is superior asset quality performance in good times and in difficult years. We have no direct exposure to oil and gas or business investments in fracking,” said Mr. Sidhu.

Interest rate risk is another critical element for banks to manage. An unexpected shift in interest rates can have a devastating effect on a bank's profitability for multiple years. Banks can position their assets and liabilities to speculate on future interest rate changes with the hope of gaining earnings by guessing the next movement in interest rates. “Customers' objective is to manage the estimated effect of future interest rate changes, up or down, to a neutral effect on net interest income, so not speculating on whether interest rates go up or down. At September 30, 2016, we were slightly asset sensitive, hoping to benefit somewhat from the anticipated higher short term rates,” said Mr. Sidhu. “This allows our team members to focus on generating earnings from the business of banking, aggregating deposits and making loans to customers in the communities we serve,” concluded Mr. Sidhu.

Diversified Loan Portfolio

Customers is a Business Bank that principally focuses on four lending activities; commercial and industrial loans to privately held businesses, multi–family loans principally to high net worth families, selected commercial real estate loans, and commercial loans and banking services to privately held mortgage companies. Commercial and industrial loans, including owner–occupied commercial real estate loans, and commercial loans to mortgage companies, were approximately $3.7 billion at September 30, 2016. Multi–family loans, or loans to high net worth families, were approximately $3.2 billion at September 30, 2016. Non–owner occupied commercial real estate loans were approximately $1.2 billion at September 30, 2016. Consumer and residential mortgage loans make up only about 4% of the loan portfolio.

Conference Call

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Time: 5:00 PM ET

US Dial–in: 877–913–0088

International Dial–in: 913–981–5538

Participant Code: 149764

Please dial in at least 10 minutes before the start of the call to ensure timely participation. Slides accompanying the presentation will be available on the Company's website at http://customersbank.com/investor_relations.php prior to the call. A playback of the call will be available beginning October 26, 2016 at 8:00 pm ET until 8:00 pm on November 25, 2016. To listen, call within the United States (888) 203–1112 or 719–457–0820 when calling internationally. Please use the replay pin number 5032669.

Institutional Background

Customers Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania engaged in banking and related business through its bank subsidiary, Customers Bank. Customers Bank is a community–based, full–service bank with assets of approximately $9.6 billion that was named one of Forbes magazine's 2016 100 Best Banks in America (there are over 6,200 banks in the United States). A member of the Federal Reserve System with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Customers Bank is an equal opportunity lender that provides a range of banking services to small and medium–sized businesses, professionals, individuals and families through offices in Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Committed to fostering customer loyalty, Customers Bank uses a High Tech/High Touch strategy that includes use of industry–leading technology to provide customers better access to their money, as well as Concierge Banking® by appointment at customers' homes or offices 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers Bank offers a continually expanding portfolio of loans to small businesses, multi–family projects, mortgage companies and consumers. BankMobile is a division of Customers Bank, offering state of the art high tech digital banking services with high level of personal customer service.

Customers Bancorp, Inc. voting common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CUBI. Additional information about Customers Bancorp, Inc. can be found on the Company's website, www.customersbank.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statement

In addition to historical information, this press release may contain “forward–looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward–looking statements include statements with respect to Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s strategies, goals, beliefs, expectations, estimates, intentions, capital raising efforts, financial condition and results of operations, future performance and business. Statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “pro forma,” “looking forward,” “would,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” or similar expressions generally indicate a forward–looking statement. These forward–looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various important factors (some of which, in whole or in part, are beyond Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s control). Numerous competitive, economic, regulatory, legal and technological factors, among others, could cause Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s financial performance to differ materially from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such forward–looking statements. In addition, important factors relating to the acquisition of the Disbursements business, the combination of Customers' BankMobile business with the acquired Disbursements business and the implementation of Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s strategy regarding BankMobile, including with respect to the possible disposition of the BankMobile business, depending upon market conditions and opportunities, also could cause Customers Bancorp's actual results to differ from those in the forward–looking statements. Customers Bancorp, Inc. cautions that the foregoing factors are not exclusive, and neither such factors nor any such forward–looking statement takes into account the impact of any future events. All forward–looking statements and information set forth herein are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions as of the date hereof and speak only as of the date they are made. For a more complete discussion of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to our business, you are encouraged to review Customers Bancorp, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2015, subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form