UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


March 27, 2017


                                                             Associated Banc-Corp                                                                      

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Wisconsin


001-31343


39-1098068


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


433 Main Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin

54301

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code


920-491-7500


 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 8.01.  Other Events. 

 

On March 27, 2017, Associated Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), the bank subsidiary of Associated Banc-Corp, received an upgraded Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of “Satisfactory” for the period from January 1, 2011 through July 27, 2015.

 

As a result of the improvement in the Bank’s CRA rating, the restrictions on certain activities that had been imposed under the previous “Needs to Improve” CRA rating are no longer applicable.







SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date:  March 27, 2017

By:  /s/ Randall J. Erickson

 

Randall J. Erickson

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel,

 

Corporate Secretary and Chief Risk Officer