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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-117872"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASB"
cik: "0000007789"
company_name: "ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP"
filed_at: "2022-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T21:43:23.251733+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Associated Banc-Corp updates on strategic growth, new CFO, and lending initiatives

## Summary
- Total average loans grew 7% QoQ; core commercial loans reached $17.2B at Sep 30, 2022, up from $15.6B at Dec 31, 2021.
- Derek Meyer appointed CFO effective Aug 1, 2022; Bryan Carson named Chief Product & Marketing Officer July 18, 2022.
- ABL+Equipment Finance grew to $1.1B; Auto Finance to $270M at Sep 30, 2022, with targets of $1.4B and $300M by YE 2022.
- Commercial RM ranks up 33% since Mar 2021; branch network reduced 11% vs YE2020 to fund digital transformation.
- Say on Pay received 95% support in 2021 and 2022; performance-based shares increased to 75% of long-term incentives.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-117872
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASB
- cik: 0000007789
- company_name: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
- filed_at: 2022-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7789/000110465922117872/0001104659-22-117872-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7789/000110465922117872/tm2230376d1_8k.htm

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