Associated Banc-Corp

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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{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/15/business/associated-banc-corp-sets-merger-with-first-financial.html|title= Associated Banc-Corp Sets Merger With First Financial|work= The New York Times|accessdate=June 21, 2016 |date=May 15, 1997|last1= News|first1= Bloomberg}}
• 1998 – Acquired Citizens Bank, NA of Shawano, Wisconsin
• 1999 – Acquired Windsor Bancshares of Minnesota{{Cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/1998/09/28/daily4.html|title= Associated Banc-Corp buys Minnesota bank|accessdate=September 15, 2016 |date=October 1, 1998}}
• 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{{Cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2001/09/10/daily9.html|title= Associated Bank buys Signal Financial|accessdate=June 21, 2016 |date=September 10, 2001}}
• 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{{Cite press release |url=http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/orders/2004/200408162/attachment.pdf|title=Order Approving the Acquisition of a Savings Association|publisher=Federal Reserve|accessdate=March 22, 2016 |date=August 16, 2004}}
• 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{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=31206228|title= Company Overview of The First National Bank of Hudson|accessdate=September 15, 2016 |date=September 15, 2016}}
• 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{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/associatedbanccorp-idUSSGE60B0HS20100112/|title=Associated Banc-Corp raises about $416 mln in offering|accessdate=November 2, 2016|date=January 12, 2010}}
• 2011 – Repaid $525 Million share of the $700 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) fund{{Cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/130485863.html/|title=Associated Banc-Corp looks to a post-TARP future|accessdate=June 21, 2016 |date=September 24, 2011}}
• 2012 – Redeveloped the Downtown Green Bay Regency building, to create the new Associated Center as its headquarters{{cite web|url=http://greenbaywi.gov/EconomicDevelopment/associated-bank-comes-home/|title=Associated Bank Comes Home|date=March 26, 2012|publisher=City of Green Bay, Wisconsin|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314003823/http://greenbaywi.gov/EconomicDevelopment/associated-bank-comes-home/|archive-date=March 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}
• 2013 – Named one of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes{{Cite press release |url=http://newsroom.associatedbank.com/News-Releases/Associated-Banc-Corp-Named-to-Forbes-Magazine-s-2013-List-of-America-s-100-Most-Trustworthy-Compani-394.aspx |title=Associated Bank named one of the top 100 Most Trustworthy Company's by Forbes |publisher=Associated Banc-Corp |accessdate=April 15, 2013 |date=April 15, 2013}}
• 2014 – Joined the New York Stock Exchange and began trading under the ticker "ASB"{{Cite news|url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2015/02/24/associated-bank-marks-move-new-york-stock-exchange/23969307/|title= Associated Bank marks move to New York Stock Exchange|accessdate=June 21, 2016 |date=February 24, 2015}}
• 2015 – Acquired Ahmann & Martin Co., a risk and employee benefits consulting firm{{Cite news |url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/associated-banc-corp-to-buy-minnesota-insurance-broker-b99427675z1-288873151.html |author=Paul Gores |title=Associated Banc-Corp to buy Minnesota insurance broker |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |date=January 16, 2015}}
• 2016 – Purchased the 28-story Milwaukee Center office building to allow for future expansion of the company{{Cite news |url=http://rebusinessonline.com/associated-bank-purchases-milwaukee-center-for-60-5m/|author=Haisten Willis |title=Associated Bank Purchases Milwaukee Center for $60.5M |publisher=REBusiness Online|accessdate=November 1, 2016 |date=April 6, 2016}}
• 2017 – Acquired Whitnell & Co., a wealth management family services firm{{Cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/prnewswire/press_releases/Illinois/2017/10/03/CG05896 |title=Associated Banc-Corp completes purchase of wealth management family services firm Whitnell & Co. |accessdate=October 3, 2017 |date=October 3, 2017}}
• 2018 – Acquired Bank Mutual of Milwaukee, Wisconsin{{Cite news |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/02/01/associated-banc-corp-closes-482-million-deal-acquire-bank-mutual/1086363001/ |title=Associated Banc-Corp closes on $482 million deal to acquire Bank Mutual |accessdate=February 1, 2018 |date=February 1, 2018}}
• 2018 – Acquired Diversified Insurance Solutions, a Milwaukee based employee benefits insurance agency{{Cite web|url=http://investor.associatedbank.com/file/Index?KeyFile=392214813|title=Associated Banc-Corp to acquire Diversified Insurance Solutions|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=May 1, 2019}}
• 2018 – Acquired Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency, a Minneapolis based workers compensation insurance agency{{Cite web|url=http://investor.associatedbank.com/file/Index?KeyFile=393739605|title=Associated Banc-Corp completes purchase of Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency, Inc.|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=May 1, 2019}}
• 2019 – Acquired 32 Wisconsin branches from The Huntington National Bank{{Cite web|url=http://investor.associatedbank.com/file/Index?KeyFile=396055741|title=Associated Banc-Corp to acquire Wisconsin banking operations of The Huntington National Bank|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=May 1, 2019}}
• 2020 – Acquired the First National Bank of Staunton, Illinois{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.associatedbank.com/releases/associated-banc-corp-closes-acquisition-of-first-staunton-bancshares-inc|title=Associated Banc-Corp closes acquisition of First Staunton Bancshares, Inc.|date=February 14, 2020|access-date=February 20, 2020}}
• 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;{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2022/08/30/associated-bank-closing-branches-around-wisconsin.html |title=Associated Bank closing branches around Wisconsin, Illinois |first=Sari |last=Lesk |date=2022-08-30 |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |accessdate=2022-08-31 }} announced first "micro branch" ({{convert|600|ft2}}) following new micro office model{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2022/06/16/associated-bank-micro-branch-downtown-milwaukee.html |title=Associated Bank to open 'micro branch' in downtown Milwaukee |first=Sari |last=Lesk |date=2022-06-16 |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |accessdate=2022-08-31 }}

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|date=February 2018}}

It is a banking partner of the Milwaukee Brewers,{{Cite press release |url=http://newsroom.associatedbank.com/releases/milwaukee-brewers-and-associated-bank-expand-partnership |title=Milwaukee Brewers and Associated Bank expand partnership|accessdate=March 26, 2015 |date=March 26, 2015 |publisher=Associated Banc-Corp}} the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletics,{{Cite press release |url= http://newsroom.associatedbank.com/ads/associated-bank-and-uw-athletics-deepen-partnership |title=Associated Bank and UW Athletics Deepen Partnership|accessdate=January 19, 2016 |date=January 19, 2016 |publisher=Associated Banc-Corp}} and the Minnesota Wild.{{Cite press release |url=http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=788290 |title=Associated Bank and Minnesota Wild Announce Partnership|accessdate=March 21, 2016 |date=November 17, 2015 |publisher=Minnesota Wild Hockey Club}} It is also the bank of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.{{Cite press release |url=http://www.wbtv.com/story/31231822/associated-bank-becomes-bank-of-wisconsin-athletic-hall-of-fame |title=Associated Bank becomes bank of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame|accessdate=March 22, 2016 |date=February 16, 2016 |publisher=WBTV}}

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