Associated Banc Corp | banks in the United States

Associated Banc Corp is a U.S. regional bank holding company providing retail banking, commercial banking, commercial real estate lending, private banking, and specialized financial services. It is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and is the largest bank (by asset size) headquartered in Wisconsin. It has over 200 banking locations serving more than 100 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota, and commercial financial services in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Texas.

On October 21, 2021, it had $35 billion in assets and is Wisconsin’s largest bank holding company. Associated Bank is a nationally chartered bank, regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency within the Department of the Treasury. Associated Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. The company has approximately 4,300 employes.

History of 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 in 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
1998 – Acquired Citizens Bank, NA of Shawano, Wisconsin
1999 – Acquired Windsor Bancshares of Minnesota
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
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
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
2008 – Received $525 Million shares 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
2011 – Repaid $525 Million share of the $700 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) fund
2012 – Redeveloped the Downtown Green Bay Regency building, to create the new Associated Center as its headquarters
2013 – Named one of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes.
2014 – Joined the New York Stock Exchange and began trading under the ticker “ASB”
2015 – Acquired Ahmann & Martin Co., a risk and employee benefits consulting firm
2016 – Purchased the 28-story Milwaukee Center office building to allow for future expansion of the company
2017 – Acquired Whitnell & Co., a wealth management family services firm
2018 – Acquired Bank Mutual of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2018 – Acquired Diversified Insurance Solutions, a Milwaukee based employee benefits insurance agency
2018 – Acquired Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency, a Minneapolis based workers’ compensation insurance agency
2019 – Acquired 32 Wisconsin branches from The Huntington National Bank
2020 – Acquired the First National Bank of Staunton, Illinois
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