Associated Banc-Corp

The Associated Banc-Corp holding company was formed on May 1, 1970, when three community banks formed a banking alliance that consolidated into Associated Bank. The three founding community banks were: The First National Bank of Neenah, founded in 1861; Kellogg Citizens National Bank, Green Bay, founded 1874; and Manitowoc Savings Bank, founded in 1884.

• 1989 – Acquired the Associated De Pere Bank of De Pere, Wisconsin
• 1991 – Acquired Farmers State Bank of Pound, Wisconsin, and F&M Financial Services
• 1992 – Acquired Wausau Financial and Northeast Wisconsin Financial Services
• 1993 – Changed name to Associated Bank, NA of Green Bay, Wisconsin
• 1993 – Acquired First National Bank of Sturgeon Bay of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
• 1995 – Acquired GN Bancorp of Illinois
• 1996 – Acquired Mid-American National Bancorp of Illinois
• 1997 – Acquired Centra Financial of Wisconsin
• 1997 – Merged with First Financial Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin^[4]
• 1998 – Acquired Citizens Bank, NA of Shawano, Wisconsin
• 1999 – Acquired Windsor Bancshares of Minnesota^[5]
• 2001 – Changed name to Associated Bank, NA; merged and re-branded existing affiliate banks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Neenah, Wisconsin; Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Wausau, Wisconsin; and Madison, Wisconsin
• 2002 – Acquired Signal Financial Corp. of Minnesota^[6]
• 2003 – Merged and re-branded affiliates: Associated Card Services Bank in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and Associated Bank Illinois in Rockford, Illinois
• 2004 – Acquired First Federal Capital Bank of La Crosse, Wisconsin, expanding into Western and Southwest Wisconsin^[7]
• 2005 – Merged and re-branded affiliate banks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and in Chicago, Illinois
• 2005 – Acquired State Financial Services of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and expanded to Northern Illinois
• 2007 – Acquired First National Bank of Hudson, Wisconsin^[8]
• 2008 – Received $525 Million share of the $700 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) fund
• 2009 – Appointed William R. Hutchinson as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Philip B. Flynn as President and CEO
• 2010 – Issued $435 million of common stock in an offering to support continued growth^[9]
• 2011 – Repaid $525 Million share of the $700 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) fund^[10]
• 2012 – Redeveloped the Downtown Green Bay Regency building, to create the new Associated Center as its headquarters^[11]
• 2013 – Named one of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes^[12]
• 2014 – Joined the New York Stock Exchange and began trading under the ticker "ASB"^[13]
• 2015 – Acquired Ahmann & Martin Co., a risk and employee benefits consulting firm^[14]
• 2016 – Purchased the 28-story Milwaukee Center office building to allow for future expansion of the company^[15]
• 2017 – Acquired Whitnell & Co., a wealth management family services firm^[16]
• 2018 – Acquired Bank Mutual of Milwaukee, Wisconsin^[17]
• 2018 – Acquired Diversified Insurance Solutions, a Milwaukee based employee benefits insurance agency^[18]
• 2018 – Acquired Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency, a Minneapolis based workers compensation insurance agency^[19]
• 2019 – Acquired 32 Wisconsin branches from The Huntington National Bank^[20]
• 2020 – Acquired the First National Bank of Staunton, Illinois^[21]
• 2020 – Appointed John (Jay) B. Williams as Chairman of the Board of Directors
• 2020 – Sold Associated Benefits & Risk Consulting (ABRC) to USI Insurance Services LLC (USI) for $266 million
• 2021 – Appointed Andy Harmening as President and CEO
• 2022 – Consolidated 13 branches in Wisconsin and Illinois;^[22] announced first "micro branch" (600 square feet (56 m²)) following new micro office model^[23]

During the 1990s and 2000s, Associated Banc-Corp merged all of its affiliated banks into Associated Bank, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary.

Subsidiaries of Associated Bank, N.A. include: Associated Trust Company, N.A.; Associated Investment Corp; and Associated Community Development, LLC.^{[citation needed]}

Associated Bank has been the bank of the Green Bay Packers since 1919.^[24] It is a banking partner of the Milwaukee Brewers,^[25] the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletics,^[26] and the Minnesota Wild.^[27] It is also the bank of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.^[28]

• Gores, Paul (January 11, 2016). "Slumping oil prices pare Associated Banc-Corp earnings". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
• Newman, Andrew Adam (November 10, 2014). "Banks Are Laughable, Except for Ours". The New York Times.

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• Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting Archived 2019-12-13 at the Wayback Machine