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shareholders

Charles N. FuNk, President & CEO

JohN M. MorrisoN, Chairman

a year ago in this space, we called 2014 a year of “achievement, 
success, and, yes, excitement.”

In this context, 2015 could be best 
described in one word: “ditto.” Mid-
WestOne Financial Group, Inc., ended 
2015 with all-time record earnings. 
That’s the headline that many will see 
but there is much more to our story 
than the headline. It’s been quite a ride 
in 2015 as we build this company to sur-
vive and, yes, thrive in the new world of 
post-recession banking. We thank you 
for taking the time to read this report 
of progress as we recap “the year that 
was,” 2015.

  Our merger with Central Banc-
shares, Inc., of Golden Valley, Min-
nesota, was completed on May 1, 2015. 
Since that time, our energies have been 
focused on bringing together two very 
similar, yet different, cultures as well 
as preparing for the merger of the two 
subsidiary banks, MidWestOne Bank of 
Iowa City and Central Bank of Golden 
Valley. We have been very cognizant of 
the need to do so without disrupting 
our customers’ banking business. As 
this is being written, we are on track 
to consummate this merger on April 2, 
2016. When merged, the bank will have 
$2.9 billion in assets and will be one 
of the largest community banks in the 
Upper Midwest.

Considering that the company 

operated for the last eight months of 
2015 with Central Bank as a contribu-
tor to earnings, it is no surprise that net 
income for 2015 was a record $25.118 
million, far in excess of the $18.522 mil-
lion that was recorded in 2014 with the 
smaller MidWestOne. More important, 
shareholder earnings per share set an 
all-time record with $2.42 earnings 
per diluted share in 2015 compared 
to $2.19 in 2014. It is significant that 
when excluding one-time merger-related 
charges, earnings of $2.70 per share far 
surpassed the $2.32 per share reported 
in 2014.  

Regular readers of this letter will 
find this year’s discussion of the com-
pany a bit different than in prior years. 
This is due to all of the “noise” that has 
been created in our financial state-
ments as a result of the merger. It is said 
“mergers are messy” and that’s never 
truer than when trying to decipher the 
financial statements. We will attempt 
to assist readers with that task in the 
following paragraphs.

  MidWestOne Bank in Iowa City had 
a solid year in 2015. The bank ended the 
year with a return on average assets of 
1.31% and a return on average tangible 
equity of 14.40%. More significant, the 
efficiency ratio, which is a metric we 
monitor closely, remained relatively 
stable at an impressive 55.06%. We con-
centrate on the efficiency ratio because 
effective management of expenses allows 
a company to succeed in times of robust 
growth as well as in times of stress. The 
Iowa bank saw its assets decline during 
the year, from $1.790 billion at year-end 
2014 to $1.720 billion at year-end 2015. 
To some extent, this was a planned event. 
To pay for the Central Bank acquisition, 
the bank liquidated some $83.5 million 
of securities during 2015 at a profit of 
$1.01 million. Additionally, the bank 
sold its Ottumwa office to Peoples State 
Bank of Albia, Iowa, in December. With 
this sale, approximately $33.0 million in 
deposits and $17.1 million in loans left 
the company and a gain on the sale of 
$0.7 million was recognized.  

  One of the highlights of the Iowa 
bank in 2015 was sustained bank loan 
growth of 5.1% from year-end 2014 
when the effect of the Ottumwa loan 
portfolio’s sale is excluded. Our com-
mercial bankers did an excellent job of 
expanding existing relationships and 
forging new ones. Unfortunately, we 
continue to be challenged with sus-
tained deposit growth in Iowa, although 

a late surge in December deposits 
resulted in deposits ending the year 
just 0.60% lower than in 2014. Every 
employee in our company has heard our 
call to grow our deposits and, especially, 
our core deposits. 

The MidWestOne Trust Depart-
ment again grew gross revenues from 
the prior year. Our Investment Services 
Department fought challenging fourth-
quarter conditions to post an increase in 
gross revenues over 2014. Both of these 
units have continued their multi-year 
record of increasing gross revenues and 
net income. We also commend MidWe-
stOne Insurance Services, Inc., which 
posted its best year of net income since 
our 2008 merger. With that said, current 
market conditions will challenge all three 
of these wealth management groups in 
terms of posting higher revenues and 
earnings in 2016.

Turning to Central Bank, the 
multi-year run of success for this bank 
continued in 2015. To fully appreciate 
what Central has accomplished, one 
must understand its unique history. 
In 2008, this bank was a $430 million 
bank with six offices in Minnesota. 
Sensing an oncoming recession in the 
Twin Cities, Central management con-
tacted the FDIC to express its interest 
in acquiring failed banks. And acquire 
they did! Between 2009 and 2011, 
Central acquired six failed banks and 
expanded its footprint into Western 
Wisconsin and Southwestern Florida. 
At December 31, 2015, this bank had 
grown to more than $1.2 billion in as-
sets. One does not execute this type of a 
strategy without an ample pool of talent 
which we recognize as we have become 
more acquainted with our new partners.

Central Bank enjoyed a banner 
year in 2015. As the portfolio acquired 
from the FDIC winds down, the team at 
Central Bank has taken full advantage of 

John M. Morrison (left), Chairman and  
Charles n. Funk, President & CEO.

the robust Twin Cities economy and the 
loan portfolio exceeded $1 billion for 
the first time in its history. The growth 
of the bank’s loan portfolio was an 
impressive 9% in 2015. The loan growth 
propelled the bank’s earnings, which, 
excluding purchase accounting adjust-
ments, were up 24% compared to a year 
ago. Decreases in overhead continued in 
2015 at Central Bank. Expense reduc-
tions related to distressed assets acquired 
from failed banks had a significant posi-
tive impact on the bottom line.   

Central Bank relies almost exclu-

sively on “spread income” (between 
loans and deposits) for its revenue and 
during the past five years, its focus has 
been exclusively on soaking up the excess 
liquidity it had acquired through its 
transactions involving failed banks. Con-
sequently, deposits have not increased 
at a rate commensurate with the growth 
in the Twin Cities economy. As with 
its sister bank in Iowa, Central Bankers 
have been challenged to focus on deposit 
growth in 2016. It is also important to 
note that Central Bank has done a very 
good job of shifting its deposit composi-
tion to lower-cost non-interest bearing 
deposits. We are very optimistic that 
the Central Bank footprint will produce 
good deposit growth at an attractive 
cost over time. It is anticipated that the 
standardization of products and fees 
when our banks are merged will yield an 
increase in service charge income in the 
Minnesota-based bank.

Turning to asset quality, it is no 
secret that we lend to the agriculture 
industry and it has been a tough few 
years for farmers in the Midwest. Our 
agricultural portfolio amounts to ap-
proximately 9.7% of our total loans. At 
this point in time, we see the stress that 
two tough pricing years have created 
but we believe our monitoring of the 
situation has been appropriate. We 

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REtuRn on avERagE Equity (%)

REtuRn on avERagE common Equity (%)

nEt intEREst maRgin (%)

nonintEREst ExpEnsE / avERagE assEts (%)

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n all Banks 

n regional 

n asset Size

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n all Banks 

n regional 

n asset Size

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n all Banks 

n regional 

n asset Size

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n all Banks 

n regional 

n asset Size

12.00
11.00
10.00
9.00
8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00

12.00
11.00
10.00
9.00
8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00

FY2010  FY2011 

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015

FY2010  FY2011 

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015

3.90
3.80
3.70
3.60
3.50
3.40
3.30
3.20
3.10

3.30

3.10

2.90

2.70

2.50

2.30

2.10

FY2010  FY2011 

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015

FY2010  FY2011 

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015

believe our bankers fully understand the 
current situation. Our concern remains 
that this tough pricing will continue 
into 2017 and 2018. We will continue to 
report on this situation in our quarterly 
updates. Those who have followed our 
company’s history know that superior 
asset quality has been evident since the 
beginning of the recession. At year-end 
2015, our nonperforming loans plus 
other real estate owned declined from 
0.83% of total assets at year-end 2014 to 
0.68% at year-end 2015. Net charged-off 
loans for 2015 were a very low 0.11% of 
total average loans. This continues the 
long record of lower than industry aver-
age charge-offs.

  Our loan loss reserve, which is our 
cushion against a poor economy and 
any erosion in our asset quality, stood at 
168.5% of nonperforming assets at year-
end 2015. This is substantially higher 
than 125.7% a year earlier. However, 
the loan loss reserve as a percentage of 
total loans declined significantly from 
1.44% at December 31, 2014, to 0.90% 
at December 31, 2015. At first glance, 
this can be unsettling, but under the 
rules of merger accounting, all acquired 
loans from Central Bank were marked 
to market at merger close and the loan 
loss reserve was eliminated. This means 
we are rebuilding this reserve as we 
move forward. Our management of the 
loan loss reserve adequacy has always 
been and will continue to be conserva-
tive, as we believe a strong balance sheet 
serves everyone’s best interest.

  One noticeable change from year to 
year is in our capital structure. For sev-
eral years, MidWestOne Financial Group, 
Inc., accumulated what we considered to 
be “excess” capital in our company. We 
openly talked about the need to more 
prudently deploy this excess over time. 
The Central Bancshares, Inc., acquisition 
did just that and while our returns on 
tangible equity have increased signifi-
cantly, our tangible equity as a percentage 
of tangible assets has declined. This was 
a planned strategy. At year-end, our tan-
gible equity as a percentage of tangible 
assets was 7.51%, down from 10.29% a 
year earlier. Our oft-stated goal is to build 
this ratio back to what we consider to be 
our “garden spot” of 8.00 to 8.50% and 
we believe this can be accomplished dur-
ing 2016 or by early 2017. We believe this 
strategy is critical to serving our share-
holders’ best interests in the years ahead.

  We went to the market to raise a 
small amount of capital via a Private 
Investment offering of Public Equity 
(PIPE) in mid-2015. We were gratified 
to receive strong interest as we raised an 
additional $7.9 million of new equity 
investment. This was our effort to raise 
a relatively small amount of “comfort 
capital,” which we believe benefits our 
shareholders.

As we look to 2016 and beyond, we 
see a few challenges worthy of mention 
in this space. The first one concerns resi-
dential real estate lending. A year ago in 
this letter, we wrote “mortgage lending 
has become much more complex due to 

EfficiEncy Ratio (%)

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n all Banks 

n regional 

n asset Size

75.00

70.00

65.00

60.00

55.00

50.00

FY2010  FY2011 

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015

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the continual onslaught of regulation 
from the Dodd-Frank Act.” We contin-
ue to deal with these complexities and 
the increase in expense that is required 
to deliver real estate loans to our cus-
tomers. While real estate loan origina-
tions in both banks were up significantly 
in 2015, we must now deliver the profit-
ability from this line of business that our 
shareholders expect. Home mortgage 
loans are a core part of our business and 
we are not the only bank in America 
struggling to find adequate profitability 
under the new rules. We are pleased 
that our Stillwater, Minnesota-based Stig 
Sandell has assumed responsibility for 
mortgage lending in both banks. Stig is 
a 14-year veteran of the company and we 
look forward to progress on this front.

Since 2010, we have had a laser 
focus on our efficiency ratio and we 
have spoken of it frequently in this 
space, in management meetings, and in 
the boardroom. With the merger, our 
core efficiency ratio is now well above 
the 60% threshold. This is not unex-
pected. Our focus and commitment is 
to thoughtfully make decisions that will 
move us back into “the fifties” over the 
next two to three years. Note the word 
“thoughtfully.” Being thoughtful in this 
journey is critical to the eventual success 
of our company. 

In any merger, there is a blending 

of cultures. It can be a messy process 
and when problems arise, it should be 
no surprise as it “goes with the territory.” 
In that regard, we have encountered 
success on many fronts as our staff from 
both banks has come forward to work 
through issues with an open mind.  It is 
fair to say that we have taken good ideas 
from each bank as we strive to build 
a culture that endures for many years. 
With that said, we acknowledge that we 
still have work to do and will continue 
to forge ahead, always, with our five oft-
stated MidWestOne operating principles 
at the forefront of our thinking.

As is customary in this space, we 
briefly review the progress of our four 
key constituencies in 2015:

  Our customers saw better products 
and technological advances in 2015, all 
with the idea of delivering service to 
them in the manner they prefer. EMV 
(Europay, MasterCard, Visa) debit and 
credits cards represent one such product. 
These smart cards safeguard against fraud 
by using a computer chip to authenticate 
your identity. Another extension in using 
technology to better serve our customers 
is the installation of our company’s first 
ITM (Interactive Teller Machine) at One 
Place in Iowa City. This ITM looks like 
a typical drive-up ATM and functions as 
one. Through a video monitor and cam-
eras, the customer also is able to interact 
with a Service Banker who can perform 
90% of the functions a customer can 
complete at a traditional teller window. 
The versatility that a machine like this 
provides brings countless opportunities 
to better serve our customers in many 
locations in the future. 

  MidWestOne customers continue 
to give us high marks for our customer 
service and product availability. Each year 
we survey our customers in each market 
to assure we are living up to our high 
expectations. Our overall satisfaction 
level remained steady at 4.5 on a 5-point 
scale, and 85% of respondents indicated 
they were either likely or very likely to 
recommend MidWestOne Bank to a 
family member or friend. This is up from 
82% the previous year. We plan to survey 
Central Bank customers in early 2016 to 
ascertain their satisfaction with our bank.  

There were many highlights 
related to our employees in 2015, but 
none more satisfying than the third 
consecutive year of MidWestOne Bank 
appearing on the Des Moines Register’s 
list of 100 best places to work in Iowa. 
We moved up this year to seventh in 
the mid-sized company category. This 
is reflective of many years of making 
sound hiring decisions as well as having 

a well-designed strategy to communicate 
effectively with our employees. The 
merger of our companies has provided 
many career advancement opportunities 
for dozens of employees. We are most 
likely to retain good employees when we 
offer them growth opportunities and 
the merger did just that.  

  Our annual Rally Day was held on 
Columbus Day and, for the first time, we 
had both banks involved, albeit remotely. 
At MidWestOne Bank, we honored three 
employees with our highest honor, the 
President’s Award for excellence. This 
year’s winners were Mike Sullivan, Net-
work Engineer; Brian Ties, LPL Regis-
tered Sales Associate in our Investment 
Services Department; and Kim Ross, 
Vice President of Deposit Operations. 
These three employees provide exemplary 
service, both internally and externally, 
and always get the job done right the first 
time.

The MidWestOne Leadership Insti-
tute will move north of the Iowa border 
in 2016 with the majority of participants 
from the Central Bank footprint. We 
look forward to introducing many 
leadership concepts to twelve deserving 
participants in 2016.

  Our company now has approxi-
mately 650 full-time equivalent employ-
ees. While this presents new challenges, 
it also presents opportunity and we 
continue to communicate those oppor-
tunities to each employee.  

  Our communities have continued 

to benefit from our presence and sup-
port. You received our pledge many 
years ago that this would not change, 
and it hasn’t. The MidWestOne Founda-
tion now has nearly $2.4 million in 
assets and representation on the board 
from the Central Bank area. In 2015, 
the Foundation contributed $107,338 
to 27 different projects in our footprint, 
including five worthy grant applications 
in Central Bank markets. As in prior 
years, our bankers have been prominent 
in every community we serve. We serve 
on countless not-for-profit boards, on 
school boards, and we even had one em-
ployee elected mayor of his community 
this year! We believe to our core that 
support of our communities is among 
our most important obligations.

  We believe our shareholders have 
been well served in the past year. We 
have long maintained that we cannot 
control the price of our stock. Rather, 
we focus on making good decisions 
every day and we try to take a long-term 
approach to our decision making. Some 
years, the market rewards that approach 
and some years it doesn’t, but we’ve 
found that the long term takes care 
of itself if we make good decisions on 
a daily basis. MOFG common stock 
has handily outperformed the average 
Midwestern bank stock in the five years 
ending December 31, 2015. It has also 
outperformed the NASDAQ composite 
index for the same period. As recently 
as 2010, our annual dividend was $0.20 
per share. In January, 2016, MOFG 

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raised its dividend to an annualized rate 
of $0.64 per share. We have long main-
tained a stated strategy of rewarding our 
shareholders by paying out 20%-40% of 
our earnings in dividends.

As we look now to the future, we 

recognize a few employees who have 
agreed to take on a bigger role in 
our company. Katie A. Lorenson will 
assume the duties of Chief Financial 
Officer from Gary J. Ortale, upon his 
retirement on August 31, 2016. While 
we will be sorry to see Gary leave us 
after 28 strong years of service, we are 
excited about the ability and passion 
Katie brings as she continues her career 
with our company. She has been Senior 
Vice President and CFO of Central 
Bank since 2011. Prior to joining 
Central, Katie was a manager with 
McGladrey in the financial institutions 
practice for more than 10 years.

Douglas L. Benjamin was promot-
ed to Chief Banking Officer at Central 
Bank. Doug was formerly the North Re-
gion Regional President at MidWestOne 
Bank. In his new position, Doug will be 
charged with rolling out an integrated 
retail banking platform in the Central 
Bank footprint that is similar to the one 
that has been employed successfully at 
MidWestOne.

  Wealth Management Senior Vice 
President Gregory W. Turner added 
Regional Manager to his duties as well 
by assuming responsibility for MidWe-
stOne’s Northern Region.

  Mark G.Erickson was promoted 
to Wisconsin Regional President for 
Central Bank. Mark’s territory com-
prises the Wisconsin offices of Central 
Bank and he is a leader in our Osceola, 
Wisconsin, market.

Senior Vice President Barbara A. 
Finney was promoted to Chief Opera-
tions Officer of the soon-to-be combined 
banks. Barb did a fine job as Oskaloosa 
Market President and South Region 
Manager at MidWestOne and the new 
position is very well suited to her con-
siderable talents. Barb is celebrating her 
20th year with our company in 2016.

  We also have announced a few 
Board-level retirements.  

At our annual meeting in May, 

Barbara J. Kniff-McCulla retired after 
ten years of Bank Board service and five 
years of service on the Company board. 
She was and is a positive and consistent 
advocate for our company.  

John P. Pothoven also retired in May 
after a splendid banking career spanning 
40 years. John is the former President of 
the former MidWestOne Bank and has 
been a stalwart in the Oskaloosa com-
munity. We will miss him for his service 
and counsel over the years.

Larry D. Albert retired as the 
Chief Executive Officer of Central 
Bank in August. Under Larry’s leader-
ship, Central completed its failed bank 
acquisitions and began to prepare for 
future growth. Larry’s keen eye for asset 
quality allowed Central to largely escape 
the woes other Twin Cities area banks 
faced during the recession and he has 
continued to serve on the company’s 
board of directors since his retirement. 
Though Larry will retire from the 
MOFG Board of Directors at this year’s 
annual meeting, he will continue to 
serve on the bank board and we look 
forward to his continued contribution.

Robert J. Latham will retire from 

the board at this year’s annual meeting 
after five years of service. Bob’s level of 
engagement is second to none and we 
will greatly miss his counsel as he always 
has made himself available to help 
when needed.

To say we are optimistic about our 
future is an understatement. We know 
that 2016 will be another year of hard 
work with challenges to be confronted. 
We face those challenges knowing that 
we have acquired better scale to face the 
future. No, bigger does not mean better, 
but scale, if used properly, will reward our 
shareholders handsomely in the long run. 
We remain committed to the ongoing 
stewardship of this fine company, now in 
its 81st year of community banking.

Serving our shareholders is a privi-
lege. We are available to speak with you 
and answer your questions at any time. 
After all, you are the Ones for whom we 
diligently build as we strive to exceed 
your expectations.  

Thank you for your faithful support,

Charles N. Funk   
President & CEO 

John M. Morrison 
Chairman 

MidWEstOnE FinanCial GrOuP, inC.  
and MidWEstOnE BanK Boards oF direCtors

From left:

Michael a. hatch: attorney, Blackwell Burke P.a

r. scott Zaiser: owner, Zaiser’s landscaping, Inc., MidWestone 
Bank Board Member

stephen l. West: Chairman, West Music Company, Inc.

kurt r. Weise: Chairman of the Board, Central Bank

tracy s. McCormick: Past vice President, Investment Banking,  
JP Morgan and Co.

robert J. latham: Chairman and President, latham and associates, Inc.

richard J. schwab: Investor, entrepreneur, and Builder

Charles N. Funk: President & Ceo, MidWestone Financial Group, 
Inc. and President & Ceo, MidWestone Bank

patricia a. heiden: executive Director, oaknoll retirement residence, 
MidWestone Bank Board Member

larry d. albert: retired Bank executive, Central Bank

W. richard summerwill: retired Bank executive, MidWestone Bank, 
Director emeritus 

kevin W. Monson: Managing Partner, neumann Monson architects, 
PC, vice Chairman, MidWestone Financial Group, Inc.

John M. Morrison: Chairman, MidWestone Financial Group, Inc.

richard r. donohue: Managing Principal, TD&T Financial Group, P.C.

William N. ruud: President, university of northern Iowa

Mitchell W. Cook: President & Chief operating officer, Central Bank, 
Former Central Bank and MidWestone Bank Board Member

ruth e. stanoch: Corporate affairs Consultant

Not pictured:

John s. koza: retired Bank executive, MidWestone Bank,  
Director emeritus

MidWEstOnE FinanCial GrOuP, inC.  
exeCutive oFFiCers

From left: 

kurt r. Weise: executive vice President
Gary J. ortale: executive vice President, Chief Financial officer  
& Treasurer
susan r. evans: Chief operating officer
kent l. Jehle: executive vice President and Chief Credit officer

MidWEstOnE FinanCial GrOuP, inC. oFFiCers

John M. Morrison: Chairman of the Board
kevin W. Monson: vice Chairman of the Board
Charles N. Funk: President and Chief executive officer
susan r. evans: Chief operating officer
Gary J. ortale: executive vice President, Chief Financial officer  
& Treasurer
kent l. Jehle: executive vice President and Chief Credit officer
kurt r. Weise: executive vice President
James M. Cantrell: vice President and Chief risk officer
karin M. taylor: vice President
katie a. lorenson: vice President
Gregory W. turner: vice President and Head of Wealth Management
douglas l. Benjamin: Chief Banking officer
kenneth r. urmie: Corporate Secretary

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learn ConSTanTly So We Can CoNtiNuallY iMprove

Risk and rewards

In her new position with 

enterprise risk, and more, “We spend a 
lot of time reviewing trade publications, 
reading the latest bulletins, attending 
webinars and conferences, and seeking 
regulatory guidance, all in an attempt 
to anticipate how the changes will affect 
us,” she says. 

“Karin has impressed everyone at 
MidWestOne with her professionalism 
and broad knowledge of our industry.   
She brings a common sense approach 
to compliance, audit and risk 
management. More importantly, she 
has openly embraced our culture and 
operating principles and has quickly 
become a leader in the new company,” 
says Charlie Funk, MidWestOne 
President and CEO.

MidWestOne, Karin will continue to 
be based in the Twin Cities area, where 
she was born. Her father was a life-
long banker and she pursued the same 
path after college. Starting as a teller, 
she served at a number of financial 
institutions and also worked for the 
McGladrey consulting group, handling 
internal audits, regulatory compliance, 
and other aspects of risk assessment.

  When Karin was approached by 
Central Bank in 2009 to build its risk 
management department, she jumped 
at the chance. She’s been running fast 
ever since — and MidWestOne and its 
customers will soon reap the rewards of 
her commitment to constant learning.

“We’re community banks with a strong customer 
focus, and we’re fortunate to have very positive and 
proactive relationships with our regulators.”

Karin taylor, Chief risk Officer, Central Bank
Golden Valley, Mn

KARIN TAYLOR IS A 
RUNNER – “just for fun, with some 
neighbors,” she says. It’s a hobby that 
serves Karin well in her current job as 
Chief Risk Officer for Central Bank 
in Golden Valley, MN, where she has 
to move fast to keep pace with today’s 
rapidly-evolving regulatory environment. 

“The 2008 recession triggered so 
many regulatory changes,” she explains, 
citing creation of the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau as just 
one example. “People can debate about 
whether the rules are reasonable for 
community banks, but the fact is, we 
have to be up to speed on all of them.”

In other words, staying 

current is a moving target, making 
MidWestOne’s operating principle — 
“learn constantly so we can continually 
improve” — essential to Karin’s 
job. That’s just one reason she’s 
looking forward to completion of the 
MidWestOne-Central Bank merger 
in 2016. Karin will then transition 
to even broader responsibilities as 
MidWestOne’s Vice President of 
Audit and Compliance.  

“During my visits to Iowa City, 
I’ve seen that we’re more alike than 
different,” she says of the merger plans. 
“We’re community banks with a strong 
customer focus, and we’re fortunate 
to have very positive and proactive 
relationships with our regulators.” 

Regulatory compliance is among 
the responsibilities covered by Karin 
and her team, in addition to internal 
audit, external loan review, assessing 

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Leading 
from within

“The Institute has always had two 

MIDWESTONE’S COMMIT-
MENT to constant learning and 
improvement begins at the top. In fact, 
it was an idea proposed by President 
and CEO Charles N. Funk that led to 
the bank’s most prestigious staff de-
velopment program: the MidWestOne 
Leadership Institute. 

“Charlie and I first began talking 
about this concept not long after our 
2008 merger, in the context of envi-
sioning what the organization would 
look like in the years ahead,” says Soni 
Harney, MidWestOne Senior Vice Presi-
dent and Director of Human Resources. 
Susan Weinschenk, Vice President, 
Human Resource Development, soon 
joined the conversation.

“I’m passionate about leadership 
and management, so it was exciting to 
jump in and figure out our goals, what 
the curriculum would look like, and 
how we would want staff to participate,” 
Susan says. “We began the program in 
2010 and have continued to refine it 
along the way.”

The Leadership Institute is a year-
long program involving approximately 
12 students in each class. Participants 
meet for one full day each month for 9 
months, with homework assignments 
in between and an individual cap-
stone project at the end of the course. 
Institute faculty include three external 
facilitators “who know us well,” says 
Susan; she and other senior Officers 
provide instruction as well. Since the 
Institute began, about 75 bank Officers 
have participated.

main areas of focus,” Susan explains. 
“First, we help people figure out who 
they are as leaders. What are their 
strengths and values, how do they com-
municate, what motivates them, what is 
their leadership style, and how are they 
perceived by others? We use a behavior-
al assessment tool that allows Officers 
to better understand their predictable 
tendencies, and how those behaviors 
might be adapted or leveraged for more 
effective leadership.

“Our second main focus is change 

management and how to use one’s 
communication skills to help others 
navigate through change,” she con-
tinues. “We added a decision-making 
course in this part of the curriculum 
in 2012, and it proved so popular that 
we made it available to Institute alumni 
and our Executive Management Team.”

In the program’s fifth year, Su-
san and Soni saw a call for entries in 
HR.com’s annual Leadership 500 Excel-
lence Awards program. 

“We decided to nominate the 
Leadership Institute, even though we 
figured it was a long shot,” Soni recalls. 
“But HR.com contacted us and urged 
us to come to the 2014 Global Leader-
ship Excellence Forum in Colorado that 
fall. They told us we placed in the top 
10, but wouldn’t tell us where. Then, at 
the awards ceremony, we found out we 
landed the number two spot among all 
midsized companies in the nation! It 
was so cool. To me, it was a real affirma-
tion of everything Susan has done to 
grow this program.” Susan adds that the 

“We are trying to breed internal 
champions of change. and a huge 
part of that is the ongoing process  
of self-awareness and reflection. 
Good leadership is a life-long journey.”

soni Harney (right), senior Vice President and director of 
Human resources, pictured with susan Weinschenk,  
Vice President, Human resource development

award also confirmed what MidWestOne 
has known all along — that programs like 
the Leadership Institute are rare in the 
banking industry. “It’s a testament to 
MidWestOne’s senior leadership for its 
ongoing support of this Officer develop-
ment initiative,” she says.

The Institute’s national recognition 

only added to its visibility within the 
bank. But Soni explains that while Offi-
cers consider it a privilege to be selected 
for Institute participation, it’s not their 
only means of acquiring leadership skills. 
“MidWestOne invests in a broad spectrum 
of leadership development opportunities, 
including local Community Leadership 
Programs, the Iowa School of Banking, 
the Graduate School of Banking in 
Colorado, and more,” she says. 

  When choosing Leadership Insti-
tute participants, Soni says she and her 
colleagues look at officers and middle 
managers “on what I would call our list 
of rising stars with high potential. We 
then identify individuals who we be-
lieve would benefit from more focused 
leadership learning.”

Among the earliest and most 
important lessons Institute participants 
learn is the distinction between leader-
ship and management. “We spend 
a fair amount of time talking about 
this,” says Susan. “Institute participants 
understand right away that manage-
ment is when I help my people get their 
tasks done so we can reach our goals. 
But leadership is more visionary. For 
example, say we are rolling out some 
sort of process change, and you find an 
issue with what’s proposed. Leadership 

is being able to raise that issue in a way 
that doesn’t register as a complaint, but 
helps people understand and gets them 
all on the same page.”

Soni puts it another way. “We are 
trying to breed internal champions of 
change. And a huge part of that is the 
ongoing process of self-awareness and 
reflection. Good leadership is a life-
long journey.”

For Institute participants, per-
haps the most meaningful journey of 
self-discovery comes at the end of the 
course, when they are required to com-
plete a final project requiring extensive 
research, a written report, and an oral 
presentation. 

“In the beginning, these presenta-

tions were more like book reports,” 
Susan says. “So we adjusted our expecta-

tions and directions, added a class on 
presentation skills — something many 
participants were lacking — and now 
these projects have much more depth 
and impact. They’re not just a reflec-
tion of what students have learned, but 
what they are pledging to do better.”

She shares a list of topics chosen 

for final Institute presentations, which 
makes clear that program participants 
are taking Leadership Institute lessons 
to heart. From embracing better team-
work and more effective communica-
tion, to examining the value of intro-
spection and humor in the workplace, 
these future leaders are committed to 
constant learning — about themselves, 
their roles at MidWestOne, and their 
contributions to a vibrant atmosphere 
of constant change and improvement. 

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The ripple 
effect

COMMUNITY BANKS ARE 
ATTUNED to local needs, and after 
23 years at MidWestOne in Oskaloosa, 
Iowa, Jane Krutzfeldt knows her commu-
nity well. She also knows first-hand that 
when community members gain financial 
literacy, the effects can be far-reaching. 

Jane serves as an Investment Ser-
vices Assistant at MidWestOne. In 2006, 
she and her husband were approached 
about teaching a financial literacy class 
by Love INC, a nationwide nonprofit 
organization that brings churches 
together to help disadvantaged indi-
viduals and families. Love INC had 
been working in Oskaloosa since 1998, 
collaborating with local nonprofits and 
service agencies to help transform lives.

“After reviewing the curriculum, we 

loved the way the class took financial 
education way beyond how to balance a 
checkbook,” Jane recalls. “Sometimes a 
short-term financial need must be met, 
but education makes a more lasting im-
pact on class participants, which in turn 
ripples out into the community. We 
agreed to get involved and we’ve been 
teaching the course together ever since.”

Each class involves between 8 and 

15 participants and is offered in the 
spring and fall. Course topics include 

opening a bank account, using and 
maintaining a checking account, orga-
nizing financial documents, recording 
expenses, developing financial goals, cre-
ating a budget, paying bills, determining 
net worth, credit cards and debt, loans, 
savings, investments, taxes, insurance, 
and credit reports. That’s a lot to absorb, 
but the lessons seem to be sinking in.

“I have a growing stack of thank-
you notes that I treasure,” Jane says. 
“But the greatest reward is to see partici-
pants out in the community, working or 
raising their children, and having them 
tell us that they still use the principles 
taught in the classes, and that they 
made a difference.” 

The classes are making a difference 

for Jane, too, reminding her of the 
value of constant learning. “We must al-
ways be ready to serve our clients, even 
when their reality suddenly changes,” 
she explains. “A client who was a wife 
and mother yesterday, for example, 
might suddenly find herself as a widow 
and employee. 

“Teaching this course keeps me 
aware of the changing needs of our 
community, and how MidWestOne can 
continue to address those needs today 
and in the future.” 

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“the greatest reward is to see participants out in the 
community, working or raising their children.”

Jane Krutzfeldt, investment services assistant

 
 
 
 
 
 
learn ConSTanTly So We Can CoNtiNuallY iMprove

The knowledge 
network

Assistant Retail Manager John Schicke-
danz completed their first year of the 
Iowa School of Banking this past June. 
Both came away with new insights – 
and new connections. 

session, two MidWestOne employees 
headed to Boulder, Colorado, for the 
2015 Graduate School of Banking – 
one to begin her schooling there, the 
other to complete her final year. 

“BACK TO SCHOOL” is the 
phrase most people associate with 
summer’s end. In the banking industry, 
summertime is school time, when bank-
ing schools across the nation welcome 
students eager to advance their knowl-
edge and professional skills.

  MidWestOne offers its employees 
opportunities to participate in two such 
programs:

• 

• 

The Iowa School of Banking, spon-
sored by the Iowa Bankers Associa-
tion, a two-year program for first- 
and mid-level managers, consisting 
of a one-week session each summer 
and an intersession project

The Graduate School of Banking 
at Colorado (GSBC), a three-year 
program for bank officers, regula-
tors, and other bank affiliates; 
classes meet in Boulder for two 
weeks each summer, with three 
intersession projects each year

Customer Relationship Manage-
ment Officer McKenzie Paulsen and 

“I hoped to gain a better un-
derstanding of banking as a whole, 
especially interest rate risk and portfolio 
pricing, and I wasn’t disappointed,” 
says John. “But I was surprised by how 
much I benefitted from the networking 
aspects of the program. By talking to 
other bankers, I was able to think about 
ways we can better serve our customers.” 

For McKenzie, the experience 
helped reveal the bigger picture. “Before 
the Iowa School of Banking, I mostly 
envisioned the separate pieces that 
make up the bank, like sales, account-
ing, and so on. Banking school opened 
my eyes to how the bank functions as 
one cohesive unit, and the important 
part each department plays in the suc-
cess of the bank as a whole.”

Shortly after John and McKenzie 
completed their Iowa banking school 

“Banking school opened my eyes to how the bank 
functions as one cohesive unit, and the important 
part each department plays in the success of the 
bank as a whole.”

McKenzie Paulsen, Customer relationship Management Officer

Thais Winkleblack, Vice President, 

Private Banking & Trust Business 
Development Officer, is the new GSBC 
graduate. Like John, she cites her large 
network of classmates as one of GSBC’s 
most valuable aspects. But she was also 
impressed by the third-year banking 
simulation exercise, and how much she 
learned in a course she hadn’t chosen 
for herself. 

“I got assigned to a class on agricul-
tural lending, where the instructor talked 
about global economics to help lenders 
understand the importance of connectiv-
ity on a world scale,” she recalls. “It was 
seriously the best class I had.”

Kim Ross, Vice President, Deposit 
Operations, entered GSBC as a second-
year student this summer due to her 
previous attendance at the Iowa School 
of Banking, which Thais had done as 
well. Kim, too, says she increased her 
knowledge of the banking environment, 
and she appreciates making so many 
new contacts across the country. But 
there’s another takeaway, which McKen-
zie, John, and Thais echo as well.

“Listening to other GSCB class-
mates discuss issues at their banks, I feel 
very fortunate to work for a company 
with such a strong culture and proven 
practices,” Kim says. “More than any-
thing else, my banking school experi-
ence reinforced the pride and gratitude 
I have for MidWestOne.”

From left: Kim ross, McKenzie Paulsen, John 
schickendanz, thais Winkleblack.

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FinanCial hiGhliGhts 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

COndE nsEd COnsOlidatEd BalaNCe sheets 

(dollars in thousands) 

2015 

2014 

2013

deCeMBer 31, 

Year-eNd BalaNCes 
assets 
investment securities 
loans 
loan Pool Participations 
deposits 
stockholders’ Equity 

averaGe BalaNCes 
assets 
investment securities 
loans 
loan Pool Participations 
total deposits 
shareholders’ Equity 

results oF operatioNs 
net interest income 
Provision for loan losses 
noninterest income 
noninterest Expense 
income Before income taxes 
net income 

per CoMMoN share 
net income - Basic 
net income - diluted 
dividends 
Book Value 
Closing Price 

asset QualitY 
Bank loans Past due 30-89 days 
non-Performing Bank loans 
net Charge Offs 

ratios 
return on average Equity 
return on average tangible Equity 
return on average assets 
net interest Margin 
Efficiency ratio 
average Equity as a % of average assets 
allowance for Bank loan losses as a % of Bank loans 
net Bank loan Charge-offs as a % of average Bank loans 
non-performing Bank loans as a % of Bank loans 

 $2,979,975  
 545,664  
 2,151,942  

 -    

 2,463,521  
 296,178  

 $2,773,095  
 542,515  
 1,962,846  
 10,032  
 2,276,003  
 255,307  

 $90,052  
 5,132  
 21,193  
 73,176  
 32,937  
 25,118  

 $2.42  
2.42  
0.60  
25.96  
30.41  

 8,491  
 11,528  
 2,068  

9.84% 
14.70% 
0.91% 
3.71% 
61.08% 
9.21% 
0.90% 
0.11% 
0.54% 

 $1,800,302  
 526,466  
 1,132,519  
 21,466  
 1,408,542  
 192,731  

 $1,760,776  
 534,371  
 1,092,280  
 24,321  
 1,384,084  
 186,375  

 $54,853  
 1,200  
 15,313  
 43,413  
 25,553  
 18,522  

 $2.20  
2.19  
0.58  
23.07  
28.81  

 3,862  
 13,021  
 1,016  

9.94% 
10.61% 
1.05% 
3.53% 
58.74% 
10.58% 
1.44% 
0.09% 
1.15% 

   $1,755,218 
 531,186 
 1,088,412 
 27,667 
 1,374,942 
 178,016  

   $1,756,344 
 568,518 
 1,059,356 
 32,648 
 1,359,479 
 175,666  

 $53,962 
 1,350 
 14,728 
 42,087 
 25,253 
 18,607  

 $2.19 
2.18 
0.50 
20.99 
27.20  

 4,901 
 13,776 
 1,128  

10.59%
11.43%
1.06%
3.46%
57.23%
10.00%
1.49%
0.11%
1.27%

sHarE priCe

2014 
First Quarter 
second Quarter 
third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

2015 
First Quarter 
second Quarter 
third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

hiGh 
 $27.67 
 $26.18 
 $24.95 
 $29.10 

hiGh 
 $29.82 
 $33.88 
 $34.04 
 $32.52 

loW 
 $23.53 
 $22.50 
 $23.00 
 $22.73 

loW 
 $27.74 
 $28.33 
 $28.43 
 $28.06 

Cash divideNd deClared

  $0.145 
  $0.145 
  $0.145 
  $0.145   

Cash divideNd de Clared

  $0.150 
  $0.150 
  $0.150 
  $0.150  

assets 
Cash and due from banks 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments 

cash and cash equivalents 

securities available for sale 
securities held to maturity 
loans held for sale 
loans 
allowance for loan losses 

loans, net 
loan pool participations, net 
Premises and equipment, net 
accrued interest receivable 
Goodwill  
Other intangible assets, net 
Bank owned life insurance 
Other real estate owned 
Other assets  

total assets 

liaBilities aNd shareholders’ eQuitY 
liabilities   
deposits: 

non-interest-bearing demand 
interest-bearing checking 
savings  
Certificates of deposit under $100,000 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over 

total deposits 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 
Federal Home loan Bank borrowings 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts 
long-term debt 
accrued expenses and other liabilities 

total liabilities 

shareholders’ equity 
Preferred stock, no par value, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share; 

authorized 500,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 
2015 and 2014 

 -    

Capital stock, common, $1 par value; authorized 15,000,000 shares;  

11,713,481 shares issued at december 31, 2015 and 
8,690,398 shares issued at december 31, 2014 

additional paid-in capital 
treasury stock, at cost; 304,708 shares and 334,732 shares at 

december 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively 

retained earnings 
accumulated other comprehensive income 

total shareholders’ equity 
total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

 11,713  
 163,487  

 (6,331) 
 123,901  
 3,408  
  296,178  
    $2,979,975  

2015 

 $44,199  
 2,898  
  47,097  

 427,241  
 118,423  
 3,187  
 2,151,942  
 (19,427) 
 2,132,515  

 -    

 76,202  
 13,736  
 64,548  
 19,141  
 46,295  
 8,834  
 22,756  
    $2,979,975  

 $559,586  
 1,064,350  
 189,489  
 348,268  
 301,828  
  2,463,521  
68,963  
 87,000  
 23,587  
 22,500  
 18,226  
  2,683,797  

2014

 $23,028 
 381  
 23,409  

 474,942 
 51,524 
 801 
 1,132,519 
 (16,363)
 1,116,156  
 19,332 
 37,770 
 10,898 
 -   
 8,259 
 38,142 
 1,916 
 17,153  
  $1,800,302  

 $214,461 
 618,540 
 102,527 
 235,395 
 237,619  
 1,408,542  
 78,229 
 93,000 
 15,464 
 -   
 12,336  
 1,607,571  

 -   

 8,690 
 80,537 

 (6,945)
 105,127 
 5,322  
 192,731  
   $1,800,302  

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COndE nsEd COnsOlidatEd stateMeNts oF operatioNs 

COnsOlidatE d statEMEnts OF shareholders’ eQuitY

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 

Year eNded deCeMBer 31,

aCCuMulated 
other 

iNterest iNCoMe 

loans 
loan pool participations 
securities: 

taxable securities 
tax-exempt securities 

Federal funds sold and other short-term investments 

total interest income 

iNterest expeNse:

2015 

 $86,544 
798  

 7,734  
 5,553  
71  
  100,700  

interest-bearing checking 
savings 
Certificates of deposit 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 
Federal Home loan Bank advances 
Other borrowings 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts 
subordinated notes 
long-term debt 

total interest expense 
Net interest income 

provisioN For loaN losses 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses 

NoNiNterest iNCoMe: 

trust, investment, and insurance fees 
service charges on deposit accounts 
  Mortgage origination and servicing fees 

Other service charges, commissions and fees 
Bank-owned life insurance income 
securities gains, net 
loss on sale of premises and equipment 

total noninterest income 

NoNiNterest expeNse:

salaries and employee benefits 
net occupancy and equipment 
data processing 
FdiC insurance 
amortization of intangible assets 
Other expenses 

total noninterest expense 
income before income taxes 

Years eNded deCeMBer 31, 2015, 2014, aNd 2013 

stoCk 

preFerred  CoMMoN 

additioNal 
stoCk  paid-iN Capital  stoCk 

treasurY  retaiNed  CoMpreheNsive 

earNiNGs 

iNCoMe (loss)  total

Balance, december 31, 2012 

$

- 

$8,690 

 $80,383 

$(3,316)  $77,125 

 $11,050    $173,932  

net income 
dividends paid on common stock ($0.50 per share) 
stock options exercised (56,314 shares) 
release/lapse of restriction on rsus (19,585 shares) 
repurchase of common stock (40,713 shares) 
stock compensation 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 

 -   
 -  
 -   
 -  
 - 
 -  
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 9  
 (270) 
 -  
 384 
 -  

 -  
-  
296  
285  
 (967) 
 -  
 -  

18,607  
(4,259) 
 - 
 -    
 -    
 -  
 - 

 -   
 -    
 - 
 - 
 - 
 -  
 (10,001) 

18,607 
 (4,259)
305 
15 
 (967)
 384 
 (10,001) 

Balance, december 31, 2013 

$

-   

 $8,690  

$80,506  

$(3,702) 

 $91,473  

$1,049    $178,016  

net income 
dividends paid on common stock ($0.58 per share) 
stock options exercised (15,419 shares) 
release/lapse of restriction on rsus (27,491 shares) 
repurchase of common stock (165,766 shares) 
stock compensation 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 

 - 
 - 
 -  
 - 
 -  
 - 
 -  

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 -  

- 
 - 
 (26) 
 (436) 
 -  
493 
 - 

- 
-  
 285  
 459  
 (3,987) 
 -   
-    

 18,522  
 (4,868) 

 -    
 -  
 -  
 -   
 -  

 - 
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -   

 4,273 

18,522 
 (4,868)
 259 
 23 
 (3,987)
 493 
4,273 

Balance, december 31, 2014 

$

-   

$8,690  

$80,537  

 $(6,945)   $105,127  

 $5,322    $192,731 

net income 
issuance of common stock due to 

business combination (2,723,083 shares) 

issuance of common stock - private placement (300,000 shares) 
dividends paid on common stock ($0.60 per share) 
stock options exercised (8,414 shares) 
release/lapse of restriction on rsus (23,123 shares) 
stock compensation 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 

-  

-  
-  
 -  
 -  
 -  
-  
 -  

 - 

 - 

- 

25,118 

 -    

 25,118 

2,723  
 300 

-   
-  
-  
- 
 - 

75,172  
 7,600  
 -   

(40) 
(416) 
634 
 - 

 -  
 -  
 -  
169 
445 
- 
 - 

 -  
 -  
(6,344) 
 -  
-  
- 
- 

 - 
-  
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 (1,914) 

77,895 
 7,900 
 (6,344)
 129 
 29 
 634 
 (1,914)

Balance, december 31, 2015 

$

-   

 $11,713  

$163,487  

$(6,331)  $123,901  

 $3,408    $296,178  

2014 

2013

$48,466 
 1,516  

 $48,828 
2,046 

8,921 
5,455 
46 
64,404 

2,168 
145 
4,714 
127  
 2,092  
24  
281 
 -  
 -    

 9,551 
54,853 

1,200 

53,653 

5,771 
3,279  
1,554 
2,381  
 1,102  
1,227 
(1) 
15,313  

 24,918  
 6,293  
 1,565  
 964  
 547  
 9,126  
 43,413 
25,553 

9,905 
5,298 
17  
66,094  

2,362 
140 
6,453 
166 
2,686 
29 
296 

-   
- 
12,132  
53,962  

 1,350  

52,612  

5,345 
2,980 
3,209 
2,210 
922   
65 
(3)   
 14,728  

 24,596 
 6,356 
 1,452 
 1,066 
 663 
 7,954  
42,087  
25,253  

 2,627  
 360  
4,851  
 210  
1,451  
22  
 592  
162  
373  
 10,648  
 90,052  

 5,132 

 84,920  

 6,005  
 4,401  
 2,756  
5,742  
1,307  
1,011  
(29) 
 21,193 

 41,865  
 9,975  
 2,659  
 1,397  
 3,271  
 14,009  
  73,176  
 32,937  

income taxes 

  7,819  

7,031 

6,646  

Net iNCoMe 

  $25,118  

$18,522 

$18,607  

earNiNGs per CoMMoN share

Basic 

diluted   

 $ 2.42 

 $ 2.20  

 $ 2.19 

$ 2.42  

 $ 2.19  

$ 2.18 

traNsFer aGeNt/ 
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American Stock Transfer  
& Trust Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219

GeNeral CouNsel 

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & 
Nagelberg LLP
200 West Madison Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3465

iNdepeNdeN t re Gistered 
puBliC aCCouNtiNG FirM

RSM US, LLP
221 Third Avenue SE
Suite 300
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

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Conrad 

Coralville 

davenport 

Fairfield   

Fairfield   

iowa City  

iowa City  

iowa City  

iowa City  

miDWEstonE Bank

ioWa

Belle plaine 

802 13th Street 

Burlington 

3225 Division Street 

Cedar Falls 

4510 Prairie Parkway 

319-444-2842

319-754-6526

319-277-2500

641-366-2165

319-356-5800

120 West Center Street 

110 First avenue 

101 W. Second Street, Suite 100  563-322-9900

58 east Burlington avenue 

641-472-6511

2408 West Burlington avenue 

641-472-2424

Fort Madison 

926 avenue G 

319-372-3991

102 South Clinton Street 

319-356-5800

cEntRal Bank

MiNNesota

Centerville 

7111 21st avenue north 

651-762-9440

Centerville sBa 
loan office 

7031 20th avenue South 

Chisago City 

11151 lake Boulevard 

Coon rapids 

3585 124th avenue 

eden prairie 

6640 Shady oak road 

651-257-7525

651-257-6561

763-780-0484

952-944-6640

elk river 

18233 Carson Court nW 

763-274-3200

Forest lake 

1650 South lake Street 

651-464-2880

Golden valley 

945 Winnetka avenue north 

763-545-9005

Minneapolis 
(lowry hill) 

2120 Hennepin avenue South 

612-767-5600

500 South Clinton Street 

319-356-5960

Newport 

2104 Hastings avenue 

651-256-7250

1906 Keokuk Street 

319-356-5800

south st. paul 

835 Southview Boulevard 

651-451-2133

2233 rochester avenue 

319-356-5800

stillwater 

2270 Frontage road West 

651-439-3050

Melbourne 

202 Main Street 

North english  

10030 Highway 149 

641-482-3105

319-664-3311

st. Michael 

750 Central avenue e, Suite 100  763-497-3114

White Bear lake  3670 east County line north 

651-426-2554

North liberty  

465 Hwy 965 ne, Suite a 

319-356-5800

oskaloosa 

oskaloosa 

124 South First Street 

222 First avenue east 

parkersburg 

1001 Highway 57 

pella 

pella 

sigourney 

Waterloo  

700 Main Street 

500 oskaloosa Street 

112 north Main Street 

3110 Kimball avenue 

641-673-8303

641-673-8303

319-346-1645

641-628-4356

641-628-4356

641-622-2381

319-232-5513

West liberty  

305 West rainbow Drive 

319-627-2100

toll Free 
en español  319-688-3938 

1-800-247-4418 

miDWEstonE insuRancE sERvicEs, inc.

Cedar Falls 

4510 Prairie Parkway 

319-277-2500

Conrad 

120 West Center Street 

641-366-2165

Melbourne 

202 Main Street 

oskaloosa  

124 South First Street 

parkersburg 

1001 Highway 57 

pella  

700 Main Street 

641-482-3105

641-673-8603

319-346-1645

641-628-4904

toll Free 

1-800-934-7763

MidWestoNe FiNaNCial Group, iNC. 
Corporate headquarters
102 South Clinton Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4065
1-800-247-4418

MidWestone.com
NasdaQ symbol: MoFG

WisCoNsiN

hudson 

404 County road uu 

North hudson 

880 Sixth Street north 

osceola 

304 Cascade Street 

715-377-7180

715-386-8700

715-294-2183

st. Croix Falls 

2183 uS Highway 8 east 

715-483-9800

Florida

Fort Myers 

1520 royal Palm Square Boulevard 
Suite 100 

239-274-1900

Naples 

4099 Tamiami Trail north

Suite 100 

239-430-2500

nick Pfeiffer, MidWestone

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