Exhibit 28.1
                                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                              JULY 16, 2002
                                              FOR ADDITIoNAL INFORMATION
                                              CONTACT:  RANDY J. SIZEMORE
                                                        SR VICE PRESIDENT, CFO
                                                        (260) 358-4680


                         NORTHEAST INDIANA BANCORP, INC.
                        ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

HUNTINGTON,  INDIANA,  -- Northeast  Indiana Bancorp,  Inc.  (NEIB),  the parent
company of First Federal  Savings Bank,  today  announced net income of $324,000
($0.22 per diluted  share) for the Company's  second quarter ended June 30, 2002
compared  to net income of  $515,000  ($0.33 per  diluted  share) for the second
quarter  ended June 30,  2001,  a decrease  in net income of  $191,000 or 37.1%.
Sequentially,  the second  quarter 2002 net income is $29,000 or 8.2% lower than
the first  quarter  ended March 31,  2002.  The current  three  months  earnings
represents an annualized return on average assets (ROA) of 0.56% and a return on
average  equity (ROE) of 4.91% as compared to an ROA of .84% and an ROE of 7.73%
for the three months ended June 30, 2001.

Stephen E. Zahn, President and Chief Executive Officer,  attributes the decrease
in second quarter  earnings for June 30, 2002 compared with June 30, 2001 to the
following:  increased  loan loss  provisions,  a decline  in the  company's  net
interest  margin,  losses  recognized  on the sale of loans,  and an increase in
noninterest  expenses  between  the  two  periods.  Provision  for  loan  losses
increased  to $175,000  during the second  quarter of 2002  compared to $100,000
during  the same  quarter of 2001 as the  company  continued  to  monitor  asset
quality and overall  market  conditions in general.  NEIB's ratio of reserves to
total loans was 1.28% at June 30, 2002, an increase from 1.17% at June 30, 2001.
"We have continued to see a decline in the asset quality of certain  segments of
the loan  portfolio,  which has led to both the increased  provision and the net
losses  recognized on the sale of loans of ($35,000) for the current  quarter as
compared  to lower  provisions  and net  gains  on the sale of loans of  $18,000
during the  second  quarter  of the prior  year",  according  to Mr.  Zahn.  The
company's  net interest  margin was 2.87% for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, a
decline  from the 2.95%  for the June 30,  2001  quarter  end.  The  2.87%  does
represent a slight  improvement over the 2.84% attained for the first quarter of
2002,  a sign that a positive  trend is  occurring  in the current  fiscal year.
Noninterest  expenses  increased  $78,000 to $1.25  million for the period ended
June 30, 2002 as compared  to $1.17  million for the period  ended June 30, 2001
mainly due to increases in both salaries and other operating expenses.

Results  for the first  half of the year  showed  net  interest  income at $3.18
million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $3.37 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2001, a 5.8% decrease. The net interest margin for the
six months ended June 30, 2002 of 2.85% has decreased

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compared to the same period in 2001 of 2.91%.  This  decrease is due to both the
decline in loans  receivable  between  periods  and the lower  yields  currently
available  on  alternative  uses of funds such as interest  earning  deposits in
correspondent banks and security investments.

Net income  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2002 was  $677,000  ($0.46 per
diluted share) compared to $908,000 ($0.58 per diluted share) for the six months
ended  June 30,  2001.  ROE for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2002 was 5.14%
compared to 6.80% for the same period of 2001.

Total  assets at June 30, 2002 of $225.3  million  compared to December 31, 2001
assets of $238.4 million  reflects a 5.5% decrease.  Asset reduction at June 30,
2002 compared to December 31, 2001 was due to a decrease in loan volume, selling
long-term fixed rate residential mortgages to the secondary market and continued
efforts to  reposition  the company's  liabilities  by allowing out of area time
deposits to leave at their maturity dates.

Shareholder's  equity  at June 30,  2002 was  $26.6  million  compared  to $26.3
million at December 31, 2001, a 1.1%  increase.  The company  repurchased  7,000
shares of  treasury  stock,  at an average  cost of $15.69,  for a total cost of
approximately $110,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2002. These repurchases
help leverage  Northeast Indiana Bancorp's  remaining equity and tend to improve
return on  shareholder's  equity.  Northeast  Indiana Bancorp has  approximately
70,000  shares  that may be  repurchased  under  the  current  stock  repurchase
program, which was previously announced.

The book value of NEIB's  stock was $17.14  per share as of June 30,  2002.  The
number of outstanding shares was 1,549,743. The last reported trade of the stock
on July 15, 2002 was $14.30 per share. This represents a 14.4%increase  over the
closing price of $12.50 per share on December 31, 2001.

Northeast Indiana Bancorp,  Inc. is headquartered at 648 North Jefferson Street,
Huntington,  Indiana.  The company  offers a full array of banking,  trust,  and
financial  brokerage  services  to its  customers  through  three  full  service
branches  located in  Huntington,  Indiana.  The Company is traded on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "NEIB".

This press release may contain  forward-looking  statements,  which are based on
management's current expectations regarding economic, legislative and regulatory
issues.  Factors which may cause future results to vary materially include,  but
are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, loan
demand,  and  competition.  Additional  factors  include  changes in  accounting
principles,  policies or guidelines;  changes in legislation or regulation;  and
other economic, competitive, regulatory and technological factors affecting each
company's operations, pricing, products and services.



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                                                      NORTHEAST INDIANA BANCORP
                                             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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                                            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

                                               ASSETS                                                  June 30,        December 31,
                                                                                                       --------        ------------
                                                                                                         2002              2001
                                                                                                         ----              ----
                                                                                                                 
Interest-earning cash and cash equivalents                                                           $ 10,571,630      $ 23,541,599

Noninterest earning cash and cash equivalents                                                           2,147,248         2,750,133
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   Total cash and cash equivalents                                                                     12,718,878        26,291,732
Securities available for sale                                                                          44,302,759        39,365,026
Securities held to maturity estimated market value of $266,000 and $306,000 at  June 30, 2002 and
December 31, 2001                                                                                         266,000           306,000
Loans held for sale                                                                                       272,563         1,543,422
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan loss June 30, 2002 $2,067,072 and December 31, 2001
$1,954,900                                                                                            159,856,733       162,830,186

Accrued interest receivable                                                                               711,379           753,000
Premises and equipment                                                                                  2,246,774         2,298,102
Investments in limited liability partnerships                                                           1,465,399         1,546,177
Other assets                                                                                            3,453,415         3,460,884
                                                                                                     ------------      ------------
    Total Assets                                                                                     $225,293,900      $238,394,529
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                                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits                                                                                              126,912,036       137,030,011
Borrowed Funds                                                                                         70,655,079        73,966,411
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities                                                          1,166,505         1,117,069
                                                                                                     ------------      ------------
    Total Liabilities                                                                                 198,733,620       212,113,491
                                                                                                     ------------      ------------

Retained earnings - substantially restricted                                                           26,560,280        26,281,038
                                                                                                     ------------      ------------
    Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity                                                       $225,293,900      $238,394,529
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                                           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


                                                             Three Months Ended                  Six Months Ended
                                                                   June 30,                           June 30,
                                                            2002              2001             2002             2001
                                                            ----              ----             ----             ----
                                                                                                 
Total interest income                                   $ 3,628,774       $ 4,539,780      $ 7,383,076       $ 9,075,440
Total interest expense                                    2,039,612         2,814,844        4,205,620         5,702,361
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   Net interest income                                  $ 1,589,162       $ 1,724,936      $ 3,177,456       $ 3,373,079
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Provision for loan losses                                   175,000           100,000          392,300           250,000
   Net interest income after provision for
   Loan losses                                          $ 1,414,162       $ 1,624,936      $ 2,785,156       $ 3,123,079
                                                        -----------       -----------      -----------       -----------
   Net realized gain(loss) on sale of securities            (10,535)               --          (10,535)               --
  Net realized gain (loss) on sale of loans                 (35,136)           17,556            9,920            48,816
  Other                                                     293,309           282,057          551,041           537,081
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Total noninterest income                                    247,638           299,613          550,426           585,897
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Total noninterest expenses                                1,252,437         1,174,652        2,455,233         2,406,003
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  Income before income tax expenses                     $   409,363       $   749,897      $   880,349       $ 1,302,973
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Income tax expenses                                          85,476           234,660          203,238           395,035
                                                        -----------       -----------      -----------       -----------
     Net Income                                         $   323,887       $   515,237      $   677,111       $   907,938
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                                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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                             SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


                                                                     Three Months Ended                      Six Months Ended
                                                                           June 30,                               June 30,
                                                                   2002               2001               2002               2001
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Basic Earnings per share                                           0.22               0.33               0.46               0.58
Dilutive Earnings per share                                        0.22               0.33               0.45               0.57
Net interest margin                                                2.87%              2.95%              2.85%              2.91%
Return on average assets                                           0.56%              0.84%              0.58%              0.75%
Return on average equity                                           4.91%              7.73%              5.14%              6.80%
Average shares outstanding- primary                           1,454,996          1,556,315          1,460,195          1,574,536
Average shares outstanding- diluted                           1,483,310          1,574,531          1,504,366          1,601,366







                                                                                                            At June 30,
                                                                                                      2002                2001
                                                                                                      ----                ----
                                                                                                                
Total non- performing assets as a % of total assets                                                      2.78%              3.09%
Stockholders' equity as a % of total assets                                                             11.79%             11.01%
Book value per share                                                                               $    17.14         $    16.30
Common shares outstanding- EOP                                                                      1,549,743          1,625,036