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February 8, 2021 – Illinois Bank & Trust, a division of HTLF Bank, through its parent company, Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), has been named a “Forbes Best Bank 2021.” Heartland is the only bank headquartered in Iowa to receive the prestigious recognition from Forbes, again this year. In its annual review of the largest publicly traded banks and thrifts, Forbes ranked Heartland 52nd among a nationwide group of 100 leading banking organizations with assets ranging from $9 billion to over $2 trillion. “We are proud to be named among the best banks in America for 2021,” said Lynn H. “Tut” Fuller, President and...

Rockford, IL-based Illinois Bank & Trust (“IB&T”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (“Heartland”) (NASDAQ: HTLF), and Rockford, IL-based Rockford Bank and Trust Company (“Rockford Bank & Trust” or “RB&T”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCRH), jointly announced today that on November 30, 2019, IB&T completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets and assumption of substantially all of the deposits and certain other liabilities of RB&T. Rockford, IL, December 2, 2019 — In connection with the closing, RB&T’s operations were combined...

Rockford, IL-based Illinois Bank & Trust (“IBT”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (“Heartland”) (NASDAQ: HTLF), and Rockford, IL-based Rockford Bank and Trust Company (“Rockford Bank & Trust” or “RB&T”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of QCR Holdings, Inc. (“QCRH”) (NASDAQ: QCRH), jointly announced today that they have entered into a purchase and assumption agreement, pursuant to which IBT will acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the deposits and certain other liabilities of RB&T. Rockford, IL August 13, 2019 — In connection with the...