$ASB

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASB) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Exhibit 99.1 Investor Contact: Ben McCarville, Senior Vice President, Director of Investor Relations 920-491-7059 Media Contact: Andrea Kozek, Vice President, Public Relations Senior Manager 920-491-7518 Angela M.W. Kelley to join Associated Bank as General Counsel Kelley succeed

Piper Sandler maintained a Neutral rating on Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) with a $34.00 price target. GuruFocus values ASB at $29.77, indicating a 4.0% overvaluation. ASB has a GF Score of 69/100, with strengths in valuation and momentum but weaknesses in financial strength. Insiders sold $7.35 million in shares over the past three months.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said higher NZ swap rates and intense competition compressed fixed-rate home loan margins, weakening ASB’s second-half performance. ASB reported a 4% June-year net profit after tax drop to $1.398 billion, with operating income down 7% to $1.684 billion and loan impairments rising to $75 million. ASB loans were nearly $86 billion.

Warsek Gregory (EVP) sold 16,300 shares of ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASB) at an average of $32.01 ($32.00–$32.01, $0.52M total) across 2 trades on 2026-08-12.

Erickson Randall J. (Executive Vice President) sold 43,561 shares of ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASB) at $32.04 ($1.40M total) on 2026-08-12.

According to a Form 144 filed by Randall J. Erickson, he plans to sell 43,561 shares of ASB common stock on or after 08/12/2026 through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on the NYSE. The filing values the planned sale at about $1.40 million. The shares are to be acquired from the issuer via a stock option exercise for cash on the same date.

ASB reported June-year net profit after tax fell 4% to $1.398 billion, down $51 million, as operating expenses rose 16% to $1.649 billion and loan impairment losses increased to $78 million. Net interest margin rose 3 bps to 2.30%. ASB’s net lending grew 6% to $122 billion and deposits rose 4% to $97 billion.

Austal shares rose 13.3% to A$4.35 after the company said it received a takeover proposal for its U.S. operations. Hanwha Defence USA offered an indicative US$1.05–1.20B enterprise value for Austal USA on a cash-and-debt-free basis. The board granted four weeks for due diligence. Austal also warned FY26 group EBIT may be about a A$113M loss, mainly from Austal USA provisions.

TSB raised several fixed mortgage rates effective immediately, with its two-year standard rate up 24 bps to 6.29% and special up to 5.49% (20% deposit required). One-year standard rose to 5.79%. Kiwibank also increased some terms, and ASB and ANZ had raised rates last week, citing higher wholesale interest rates.

Simply Wall St highlights Associated Banc-Corp’s Q2 results, citing higher net interest income and year-over-year net income, plus affirmed common and preferred dividends. It notes ASB shares at $31.16, with fair value estimated at $33.56 (about 7.1% undervalued). Risks mentioned include rising net charge-offs and more exposure to commercial and CRE lending.