Stephanie Lemmen joins Associated as vice president, commercial real estate portfolio manager

BIRMINGHAM, MICH. - January 7, 2013 - Stephanie Lemmen has joined Associated Bank as vice president, commercial real estate portfolio manager. In this capacity she is responsible for underwriting new credit transactions and managing Associated's loan portfolio in its Michigan market. Lemmon comes to Associated from Bank of America where she was a senior credit products officer. She has 12 years of experience working in the financial industry and is a graduate of Albion College.

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Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) has total assets of $23 billion and is one of the top 50, publicly traded, U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services through more than 250 banking locations serving more than 150 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and commercial financial services in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.

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