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Bank Directs Immediate Funds for Emergency Meals, Assisting Senior Citizens and Reentering the Workforce Programs Phoenix, Ariz. (April 21, 2020) – Arizona Bank & Trust announced contributions totaling $100,000 to support nonprofit organizations in our communities that are leading the response to challenges created by COVID-19. The Arizona-based bank will make significant contributions to the St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Relief Fund, Chicanos Por La Causa and Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona. This latest community outreach follows earlier announcements about the bank’s comprehensive...

As of 12/21/2020, we are pleased to announce funds have been dispersed to the following organizations: St. Vincent de Paul – Dubuque Hillcrest Family Services St. Mark’s Youth Enrichment Project Rooted Dubuque Food Pantry Prescott Elementary School We continue to monitor the needs of our community and work with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to disperse funds accordingly. DB&T and Heartland Financial, USA, Inc. Contribute $200,000 locally to Disaster Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief DUBUQUE, Iowa (April 15, 2020) – Dubuque Bank and Trust and Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Joined by members of the local banking industry, Mayor McNamara announced the creation of the COVID-19 Small Business Emergency Loan Fund. The loan fund, established by the Northern Illinois Community Development Corporation and managed by the Rockford Local Development Corporation, is funded by the City of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois Bank and Trust, Associated Bank, WinTrust, Midwest Community Bank, Blackhawk Bank, Northwest Bank, Stillman BancCorp and Sunil Puri. To date, $2 Million has been raised with other financial institutions committing to support the fund. to...

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 2020.” Phoenix, AZ, February 25, 2020 — Arizona Bank & Trust, through its parent company, Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF), has been named a “Forbes Best Bank 2020.” In its annual review of the largest publicly traded banks and thrifts, Forbes ranked Heartland 40th 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 2020,” said Bill...

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...