EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Independent Bank Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Independent Bank Corporation of our report dated March 13, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Independent Bank Corporation appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Independent Bank Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2012.
/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP
Grand Rapids, Michigan
June 18, 2013