Every material Form 8-K Associated Bank filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Associated Banc-Corp reported net income available to common equity of $144 million, or $0.76 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up from $122 million, or $0.73 per share, a year earlier. Excluding nonrecurring items tied to its American National Corporation acquisition, adjusted earnings were $154 million, or $0.81 per share. The company also repurchased $100 million of its common stock during the quarter.
Net interest income rose 24% year over year to $377 million, and net interest margin was 3.20%.
Period end total loans reached $36.5 billion, up 18% from a year earlier, and period end total deposits reached $40.4 billion, up 16%.
Nonaccrual loans rose $33 million from the prior quarter to $183 million, and the nonaccrual loans to total loans ratio was 0.50%.
The company updated 2026 expectations, including noninterest income growth of 12% to 14% and an annual effective tax rate of 20% to 22%.
Associated Banc-Corp said its General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Randall J. Erickson, will retire from that role effective October 13, 2026. He will then serve as Attorney-Advisor through January 4, 2027, under a letter agreement that keeps his base salary, retirement benefits and incentive awards in place, which is a routine executive transition.
Randall J. Erickson retires as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective October 13, 2026
He will serve as Attorney-Advisor, reporting to the CEO, through the Retirement Date of January 4, 2027
He keeps his current base salary and receives the full 2026 short-term incentive amount per applicable metrics
Unvested awards under the 2025-2027 and 2026-2028 LTIPP continue to vest under the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan
Associated Banc-Corp said its general counsel and corporate secretary, Randall J. Erickson, will retire effective October 13, 2026, after more than 14 years in the role. Angela M.W. Kelley, 45, will succeed him in the position on the same date, reporting directly to CEO Andy Harmening. The filing describes a planned succession with a transition period through the end of 2026.
Randall J. Erickson, 67, retires as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary effective October 13, 2026, and stays in an advisory role through the end of 2026.
Angela M.W. Kelley, 45, becomes executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary on October 13, 2026, based in Milwaukee.
Kelley previously was CEO of Diversity Lab/Talent Multipliers since 2025 and general counsel at PacWest Bancorp (2021 to 2023) and NBT Bancorp (2019 to 2021).
Associated Banc-Corp reported second quarter 2026 net income available to common equity of $121 million, or $0.63 per share, up from $108 million a year earlier but with per-share earnings down from $0.65. Excluding nonrecurring items tied to the American National Corporation acquisition, adjusted earnings were $140 million, or $0.73 per share. Net interest income rose 23% from a year earlier to $370 million, while the company said it continues to expect most of its 2026 growth targets.
Q2 2026 net income available to common equity was $121 million, or $0.63 per share, versus $117 million, or $0.70 per share, in Q1 2026 and $108 million, or $0.65 per share, in Q2 2025.
Adjusted earnings excluding nonrecurring items were $140 million, or $0.73 per share; nonrecurring noninterest expense included $24 million tied to the American National Corporation acquisition, which closed April 1, 2026.
Period-end loans reached $36.5 billion, up 19% from a year earlier, and period-end deposits reached $39.9 billion, up 17%.
The company now expects 2026 period-end loan growth of 18% to 20% and noninterest expense growth of 20% to 21%, compared with 2025 standalone results.
Associated Banc-Corp completed its acquisition of American National Corporation on April 1, 2026, with American National merging into Associated and its bank merging into Associated Bank, National Association. The former American National executive Wende Kotouc was appointed to Associated's board, which increased from 13 to 14 members, and the company issued shares to former American National shareholders as merger consideration.
Former American National voting shareholders received an aggregate 22,478,042 Associated common shares, per Item 3.02; Item 8.01 cites 22,975,382 shares to all American National voting and non-voting holders.
Wende Kotouc, 63, was appointed to fill the board seat created by the expansion from 13 to 14 directors.
John F. Kotouc will serve as a consultant for two years at an annual retainer of $400,000.
American National systems, branches and customers are expected to convert to Associated in the third quarter of 2026.
Associated Banc-Corp reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings available to common equity of $134 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, compared with a loss in the same quarter of 2024 that the filing ties to a balance sheet repositioning. Full-year 2025 earnings were $463 million, or $2.77 per diluted share, and the company issued 2026 outlook figures for loans, deposits, net interest income, noninterest income, expense, and taxes, all excluding its pending acquisition of American National Corporation.
Q4 2025 earnings were $134 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, versus a loss of $164 million ($1.03 per share) in Q4 2024 and earnings of $122 million ($0.73 per share) in Q3 2025.
Full-year 2025 earnings were $463 million, or $2.77 per diluted share, compared with $112 million ($0.72 per share) in 2024.
For 2026, the company expects period-end loan growth of 5% to 6%, net interest income growth of 5.5% to 6.5%, and noninterest expense growth of 3%.
The CET1 capital ratio was 10.49% at December 31, 2025.
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