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Midwestone Financial Group

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People. 
Passion. 
Progress.

2017 Annual Report

“Times of stress and difficulty are seasons of opportunity  
when the seeds of progress are sown.”  

— Thomas F. Woodlock

To our 

shareholders

Charles N. FuNk, President and CEO
keviN w. MoNsoN, Chairman

A year ago in this space, we reported sub-par 
earnings results and a plan to improve our performance 
in 2017. MidWestOne Financial Group did indeed 
show many improvements in operating performance 
in 2017. unfortunately, the third and fourth quarters 
brought unexpected credit surprises causing company 
performance to fall short of our expectations. The 
following paragraphs will inform our shareholders of 
many areas of progress during 2017 as well as where we 
fell short of our goals. 

Net income for the company declined to $18.7 million 

from $20.4 million in 2016. In Year 2017 we incurred a 
$3.2 million increase in income tax expense from the Tax 
Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This charge will be recovered 
over the next two years by a reduction in the company’s 
federal tax rate. Thus, we believe the more appropriate 
comparison of net income is $21.9 million in 2017 
compared to $20.4 million in 2016. on an earnings per 

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share basis, 2017 EPS was $1.55 versus $1.78 the prior 
year. When adjusted for the deferred tax expense, 2017 
EPS was $1.82.

With $18.7 million of net income, return on average 
assets of 0.60% and return on average tangible equity of 
8.00% are well short of our long-term goals. one bright 
spot in the financial metrics is that our closely watched 
efficiency ratio declined to 58.64% in 2017 from 66.43% in 
2016. It is our view that this is a harbinger of good things 
to come in our future.

The “elephant in the room” in regard to our financial 

results is the provision for loan losses. This line item 
single-handedly kept us from our 2017 goals. Last year, 
in this space, we wrote “we recognize that asset quality 
is ‘job one’ in our company. The quickest way to see 
our standing slip is to make poor credit decisions.” We 
went on to say that 2016 was not up to our historical 
standards in asset quality. The same can be said of 2017 
as the third and fourth quarters each saw outsized loan 
loss provisions to account primarily for deteriorating 
conditions in two large commercial loans. The result was 
a provision for loan losses of $17.334 million in 2017, well 
above an already outsized $7.983 million in 2016. To give 
readers some perspective on these numbers, we had 
expected the provision to total $5 million in 2017, so one 
can see how this derailed financial performance.

We ended the year with non-performing loans to 
total loans a respectable 1.04% and net loan charge-
offs of 0.51%, the largest number for our company 
since becoming a public company ten years ago. We 
ended 2017 with a loan loss reserve to total loans of 
1.23% and note that this reserve more than covered our 
nonperforming loans by 1.17 times. This compares to like 
ratios of 1.01% and 0.77 times at year-end 2016. The 2017 
numbers represent progress and are more in line with our 
historical metrics.

Most important, events in the last six months of 2017 

caused us to take a deep dive into our credit administra-
tion process. What we found was a process that had served 
us very well for more than two decades, but needed an 
upgrade due to the growth and increasing complexity of 
the company. We are confident that the process now in 
place will serve stakeholders very well in the years to come. 

readers will be interested to know that senior leaders and 
board members were involved in this process.

It is not a surprise that most, but not all, of our 
credit issues have been in our Iowa footprint. However, 
surprising to many is that it is not the agricultural portion 
of our portfolio that has created the large problems. 
rather, these have come from our commercial portfolio. 
While rural Iowa continues to show below average 
growth, we believe our agricultural portfolios are going to 
stand up well over the long term. We will need to reserve 
more for some of these loans due to increased risk, but 
we believe charge-offs will be minimal. our collateral 
margins, while narrowing, are still good. Elsewhere in our 
footprint, credit conditions in the Twin Cities and western 
Wisconsin, southwest Florida and Denver remain strong. 
The diversity of our credit exposure will continue to be a 
strength of MidWestOne. 

To summarize: We believe the worst is behind us and 
our highest 2018 priority is to return our company to the 
superior asset quality it enjoyed from 2008 to mid-2016. 
As you will see in succeeding paragraphs, much progress 
was made at MoFG during 2017.

By any measure, the company enjoyed solid growth 

in 2017. Total assets increased 4.3% to $3.212 billion 
at year-end 2017. Total loans increased 5.6% in 2017 to 
$2.287 billion and deposits followed closely, rising 5% 
year over year to $2.605 billion at year-end. Net interest 
income, which provides the bulk of our revenues, 
increased 4.6% in 2017. The numbers cited above are 
the best we’ve seen in many years at MoFG. To provide 
context, deposit growth occurred company-wide with 
the strongest performance coming from our Iowa offices. 
The loan growth, not surprisingly, came from the robust 
economies of the Twin Cities, Denver and southwest 
Florida. It is our expectation that these trends will 
continue in 2018 and we do expect a greater contribution 
to loan growth from our larger markets in Iowa.

There is also a good story to tell from the non-

interest income-producing entities in the company. 
Wealth Management, which consists of Trust, Investment 
Services and MidWestOne Insurance, saw its revenues 
increase 11%. Investment Services rebounded strongly 
from a down performance in 2016. Each of these units 

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region: Midwest - IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI

Peers: WTBA, QCRH, GSBC, SNLC, HBIA, ATLO, HTLF, TRVR

asset size: $1-5 Billion

all Banks: All NASDAQ Banks

RetuRn on AveRAge equity (%)

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n All Banks 

n regional 

n Asset Size

13.00
12.00
11.00
10.00
9.00
8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015 

FY2016 

FY2017

net inteRest mARgin (%)

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n All Banks 

n regional 

n Asset Size

3.90

3.70

3.50

3.30

3.10

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015 

FY2016 

FY2017

noninteRest expense / AveRAge Assets (%)

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n All Banks 

n regional 

n Asset Size

3.15

3.05

2.95

2.85

2.75

2.65

2.55

2.45

2.35

2.25

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015 

FY2016 

FY2017

efficiency RAtio (%)

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n All Banks 

n regional 

n Asset Size

74.00

69.00

64.00

59.00

54.00

49.00

44.00

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015 

FY2016 

FY2017

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is well set for a strong 2018 and there is a significant 
emphasis on acquiring more revenue producers in this 
area of the bank. 

our Home Mortgage center saw its revenues decrease 

by some 9.3% during the year. This is a cyclical business 
and this decrease is in line with industry averages. More 
impressive, this unit worked hard to decrease the average 
“days to close” a mortgage loan by about 25% during 
the year with more progress anticipated in 2018. our 
servicing portfolio of mortgage loans, which will sustain 
us in years when loan originations are down, has grown 
to $288 million. As was the case a year ago, we remain 
very positive on the contribution this unit will make to our 
bank in the years ahead.

As we disclosed a year ago in this letter, our 
downtown Denver office opened for business in May, 
2017. By year-end, regional President Joe VanHaselen 
and his team were well ahead of schedule, with more 
than $48 million in loans outstanding and $20 million 
in deposits. This office attained profitability in its first 
six months of existence and we anticipate more growth 
in 2018. Their focus on commercial and industrial loans 
brings much balance to our overall loan portfolio.

In late March, our company had the opportunity to 
raise 750,000 shares of common stock at an average price 
of $34.25 per share. Demand for our shares was strong 
and bolstered an already strong capital position. MoFG 
ended the year with tangible equity of 8.44% of tangible 
assets, up from 7.62% at year-end 2016. We are well 
above all regulatory capital guidelines. 

During 2017, we developed and implemented 

a five-year strategic plan that charts our path to the 
future. While this self-examination of the company was 
in some ways overdue, one thing did not change: our 
determination to put our operating principles at the 
center of everything we do. 

• 

Take care of our customers

•  Hire and retain good employees

• 

Always conduct yourself with the utmost integrity

•  Work as one team

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Learn constantly so we continually improve

We have seen that a company committed to these 
operating principles will be able to attract and retain the 
very best talent that allows us to produce the results our 
shareholders expect. There was again evidence in 2017 
that our company’s morale is good and improving. For the 
fifth consecutive year we were named as a Top Workplace 
in the state of Iowa. The award is given based on an 
anonymous survey of our employees. We incorporate 
employee feedback via the survey into continual 
improvements in our workplace.

 
 
 
 
 
As we look to the future, our strategic plan is mindful 
that the lion’s share of our operating revenues will come 
from our deposit generation and lending activities. 
We will continue to provide innovative ways for our 
customers to use MidWestOne to meet their financial 
needs. And, we will continue to seek out bankers who fit 
our operating principles to work at MidWestOne. 

pRice/ltm eps (x)

our Wealth Management team has done a very good 
job over the past eight years of growing its revenues. That 
said, the banks we’ve acquired have not had large wealth 
management components, so our fees as a percentage of 
revenues have fallen. We will be more actively looking for 
ways to expand our wealth management presence in 2018 
and beyond. Senior Vice President Greg Turner will be 
leading this effort.

23.00
21.00
19.00
17.00
15.00
13.00
11.00
9.00
7.00

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n All Banks 

n regional 

n Asset Size

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015 

FY2016 

FY2017

Financial technology, better known as Fintech, is 
swiftly emerging in our industry. As the world changes—
faster and faster, it seems—so must our industry evolve 
to keep up with our customers’ changing preferences. 
We have found that our company can compete in this 
space, but we must be smart about how we compete. 
The expense associated with meeting the ever-increasing 
demands of the digital customer requires significant 
investment. For 2018, our goal is to progressively 
improve our digital customer experience while remaining 
competitive. Senior Vice President John Henk leads 
our Fintech charge. Here is a preview of 2018 Fintech 
initiatives:

dividend pAyout RAtio (%)

n MoFG 

n Peer 

n All Banks 

n regional 

n Asset Size

44.00

39.00

34.00

29.00

24.00

19.00

14.00

FY2012 

FY2013 

FY2014 

FY2015 

FY2016 

FY2017

Next generation digital channel upgrades 

real-time consumer P2P payment capability

real-time alerting and fraud management support 

totAl RetuRn peRfoRmAnce

Digital channel loan and deposit application support, 
including mobile application functionality

Enhanced deposit and loan processing automation

As customer expectations change, we recognize 

that our digital delivery must keep pace. This includes 
a flexible and secure platform that offers a seamless 
customer experience regardless of the channel. It 
also includes support for real-time person-to-person 
payments that are easy to use, ubiquitous and safe. 
Actionable alerts and fraud controls are intended to build 
customer engagement by helping customers stay aware 
and in control. We also understand that turning prospects 
into customers means offering options to make this easy 
in the channel of the customer’s choice. Although it isn’t 
as visible, technology that automates manual processes 
has the added benefit of improving the customer 
experience, as well as staff efficiency. 

Fintech, combined with exceptional customer service 

delivered by our MidWestOne team, allows us to stand 
apart from the competition. remember, technology 
without exceptional people will not deliver the returns 
our shareholders expect.

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n MoFG 

n NASDAQ Composite 

n SNL-Midwestern Banks Index

12/31/12 

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we are very pleased with tangible progress in many areas throughout 
the company in 2017. Priority one in 2018 is to deliver good financial 
results to our shareholders.  

As we continually improve in areas of customer 
experience and employee engagement, we are also 
focused on continual improvement in supporting the 
communities where we serve. In 44 locations, across 
five states, we partnered with our fellow employees 
and customers to support organizations that create 
opportunities. A year of giving and volunteering included 
our continued partnerships with united Way, Boys & 
Girls Club of America, American Heart Association, 
Family Pathways and Habitat for Humanity. our annual 
Community Impact Grant program is a contest across all 
branches for a $50,000 grant. This year, the grant went to 
the construction of the Environmental Learning Center of 
Mahaska County, IA. 

We conclude the report on the operations of our 
company with the acknowledgement that our equity price 
has not kept up with the average bank stock over the past 
two years. We’ve long said we cannot control our stock 
price, only our financial results. In this vein, we know 
2018 is a year to return to our accustomed performance 
levels that were produced in the 2011–2015 timeframe. In 
that context, the Board of Directors authorized an 14.7% 
increase in the quarterly dividend of the company to an 
annualized amount of $0.78 per share. This reflects the 
board’s confidence in the company’s future.

The 2017 annual meeting will mark the end of Steve 

West’s tenure as a bank and holding company director. 
Steve joined our company as a director in 1991 and has 
been a stalwart member of this body. Steve served as the 
Chairman of the Compensation Committee from 2008-
2017 and was the company’s lead director during this 
period as well. Steve is thoughtful and has always been a 
positive contributor in the board room. We will miss him 
and thank him for his loyal service to the company. Steve 
has been with us through thick and thin.

Joining our board will be Nathaniel J. Kaeding. Nate 

is best known as an All-American kicker for the Iowa 
Hawkeyes and for nine seasons in the NFL as a Pro-Bowl 
kicker. But there is much more to Nate as he returned to 
Iowa City, attained his M.B.A. and is now an active and 
well-respected member of the Iowa City community. He 
is Director of Business Development and Client relations 
with Build to Suit, a local development company. We 
welcome Nate to the Board.

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New to our company is David Lindstrom, who 
was hired in January as Senior Vice President of retail 
Banking. David comes to our company with 28 years 
of experience with larger banking organizations. It was 
David’s personality and values that attracted us to him 
and our culture that attracted him to us. We believe he is 
a great culture fit and will help us drive top line revenues 
in the years ahead.

At our 2017 rally Day, held on Columbus Day, four 
employees were honored with the President’s Award. 
They were:

•  Sara Benscoter, Commercial/Consumer Loan Processor 

– Belle Plaine, Iowa

•  Wayne Bethke, Staff Accountant – Iowa City, Iowa

•  Debra Koehler, Vice President, BSA officer – Golden 

Valley, Minnesota

•  Susan Weinschenk, Vice President, Human resources 

Development – Iowa City, Iowa

We congratulate these four worthy recipients along 

with many others who were honored for their positive 
contributions at rally Day.

As we conclude, we go back to where we began this 

missive. We are not satisfied with the 2017 financial 
results. That said, we are very much pleased with tangible 
progress in many areas throughout the company in 2017. 
And priority one in 2018 is to deliver good financial results 
to our shareholders. 

It is our great privilege to serve you, our shareholders. 

Thank you for your faithful support.

Charles N. Funk 
President and CEo

Kevin W. Monson 
Chairman

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Midwestone Financial Group, inc. executive officers

Charles N. Funk: President and Chief Executive officer

kevin e. kramer: Chief operating officer 

kent l. Jehle: Executive Vice President and Chief Credit officer 

James M. Cantrell: Vice President, Chief Investment officer, Treasurer 

and interim Chief Financial officer

Midwestone Financial Group, inc. officers

kevin w. Monson: Chairman of the Board

Charles N. Funk: President and Chief Executive officer

kevin e. kramer: Chief operating officer

kent l. Jehle: Executive Vice President and Chief Credit officer

James M. Cantrell: Vice President, Chief Investment officer, Treasurer 

and interim Chief Financial officer

karin M. Taylor: Vice President and Chief risk officer

Gregory w. Turner: Vice President and Head of Wealth Management

kenneth r. urmie: Corporate Secretary

Midwestone Financial Group, inc.  
and Midwestone Bank Boards of directors

Back row (left to right):

Patricia a. heiden: retired Executive Director, oaknoll retirement 

residence, MidWestOne Bank Board Member

kurt r. weise: retired Bank Executive, MidWestOne Bank
Charles N. Funk: President and CEo, MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 

and President and CEo, MidWestOne Bank

larry d. albert: retired Bank Executive, MidWestOne Bank, 

MidWestOne Bank Board Member

douglas k. True: retired Senior Vice President and Treasurer,  

university of Iowa

John M. Morrison: Former Chairman, MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

Front row (left to right):

richard J. schwab: Investor, Entrepreneur, and Builder

r. scott Zaiser: owner, Zaiser’s Landscaping, Inc.

kevin w. Monson: Managing Partner, Neumann Monson Architects, PC, 

Chairman, MidWestone Financial Group, Inc.

ruth e. stanoch: Corporate Affairs Consultant

richard r. donohue: CFo, Acumen Advisors

Michael a. hatch: Attorney, Blackwell Burke P.A.

Tracy s. McCormick: CFo and Director, Mill Creek Development Company

Missing from photo:

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

John s. koza: retired Bank Executive, MidWestOne Bank,  

Director Emeritus

w. richard summerwill: retired Bank Executive, MidWestOne Bank, 

Director Emeritus

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report 7

The right leadership at the right time

“we have seen that a company committed to these operating principles will 
be able to attract and retain the very best talent that allows us to produce the 
results that our shareholders expect.”

— Charlie Funk

“our strategic plan highlights four guiding 
factors: our culture, our operating principles, 
our commitment to creating shareholder 
value and the need to stay ahead of evolving 
technology. of those, culture is our bedrock. 
It’s the reason we’ve had such success in 
recruiting so many new leaders. Many of 
those individuals have come from larger and 
more complex institutions and were drawn 
to MidWestOne because they wanted a 
culture they can believe in. 

“While our focus may be on culture, we’re 
not resting there. Moving forward, we will 
continue to build the company and expand 
our product set. We will reach our customers 
in ways we haven’t done before, whether 
in person or online. We will be a proactive 
partner in identifying needs and providing 
solutions. As a result, our customers should 
expect a better experience and thus our 
shareholders expect a greater return.” 

Kevin KRAmeR
Chief operating officer

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The right leadership at the right time

“our operations team is focused 
on supporting our customers and 
maintaining high standards so 
everyone involved can accomplish 
great things. our teams know it all 
starts and ends with serving people, 
and our operating principles serve 
as the guide to carry this out. 

I believe a key differentiator is our 
team of experienced operations 
managers who are not only experts 
in their fields, but also understand it 
goes beyond this. They are leaders 
who understand the importance 
of teamwork, and they completely 
support our culture and operating 
principles. Through this leadership 
we’ve seen a commitment to 
operational efficiencies and 
continuous improvement, without 
losing sight of the customer 
experience. It is rewarding to 
frequently see employees go the 
extra mile to help a customer or a 
co-worker.”

“When I joined MidWestOne in 
January 2018, I was drawn by the 
people, the professionalism and 
the culture, which puts customers 
at the center of everything we do. 
This organization perfectly balances 
being a people-focused community 
bank while at the same time offering 
all the services, conveniences and 
technology solutions that the big 
banks do. We’re about building 
relationships and actually getting to 
know our customers as individuals. 
That’s a key driver of success.

“We need to take more opportunities 
to have broader and more holistic 
conversations with our customers 
about their goals and dreams. In 
every interaction with MidWestOne, 
I’d like to see the customer come 
away with something new, a 
pleasant surprise, a nugget of useful 
information that the customer wasn’t 
expecting. That’s a win, and that’s the 
value-add I want us to focus on.” 

BARB finney
Senior Vice President, operations

dAvid lindstRom
Senior Vice President, retail Banking

“We’ve built great teams in each of 
the Wealth Management divisions 
of Insurance, Investments, Private 
Banking and Trust. We have a 
talented staff with a deep bench 
of knowledge and competencies, 
and a strong commitment to our 
customers’ best interests. our 
next challenge is to extend our 
Wealth Management expertise into 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Denver  
and Florida. 

“I believe if you provide a great 
service and are a trusted advisor 
to someone, they’re going to seek 
you out, wherever they may be. Not 
to exaggerate, but technology now 
makes the entire u.S. a potential 
MidWestOne customer. It completely 
changes the dynamic of how we 
take care of and retain our existing 
customers, as well as those who 
should be. It’s a fun and exciting 
time to be here.”

gReg tuRneR
Senior Vice President,  
Wealth Management

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report 9

New markets bring new opportunities

“The company enjoyed solid growth in 2017, with strong performances from 
our iowa offices as well as the robust economies of the Twin Cities, denver and 
southwest Florida. we expect these trends to continue in 2018.” 

— Charlie Funk

“Here in Denver, our team includes bankers that have worked together for many years and share a passion 
for building long-term client relationships. MidWestOne embraces this philosophy and provides us with 
the latitude to be able to remove road blocks and do what’s needed to provide excellent customer service. 
That’s why MidWestOne is such a great fit for us. 

“our mission is to continue to build our portfolio of commercial companies that are looking for a more 
meaningful relationship with their banker — someone who can be a resource and advocate as they grow. 
They want a banker who understands their business and will support them through the inevitable ups and 
downs in a business life cycle. We try to surround each client with a team of bankers who put the customer 
first. This combination of big-bank services in a community bank setting is very appealing to our commercial 
clients.”

Joe vAnHAselen
regional President, Colorado 

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New markets bring new opportunities

“My job is a little different from the regional officers in 
other parts of the country. We have two branches here, 
in Fort Myers and Naples, and I oversee those branches’ 
daily operations. We’re getting ready to relocate to a 
brand-new facility in Fort Myers, which is exciting. It will 
be our signature location in Florida and will allow us to 
expand our staff and services.

“Many of our staff have been with us for more than 10 
years, which is unusual in retail banking. They live here 
in the community, they know the local market and 
they know our customers on a more personal level. 
That’s important, because our customers still want that 
home-town feel, whether they come into the bank or 
work with us via phone or email. The more we know 
about our customers, the better we can be at providing 
solutions to meet their needs.”

“Among our regional priorities is targeting growth in 
deposits and capitalizing on what I call our gateway 
products. For example, let’s say someone is new to a 
community and comes to us for a loan. often we can help 
them with a checking account or other product or service 
as well. These are all gateways into a customer’s life, ways 
that we can capture more wallet share. But it has to be 
intentional and part of a trusting relationship. 

“I see my job as building those trusting relationships with 
our clients and communities. MidWestOne is a community 
bank led by community bankers, which is a real 
differentiator in this industry. our customers know we are 
investing in their success. They know they can count on 
us for security, access and convenience and that we’ll be 
here when they need us. If we do these things well, the 
bank will be successful.” 

AnA mARiA senicA
Vice President and regional retail Manager, Florida

mARK eRicKson
regional President, Minnesota and Wisconsin

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report 11

An individualized customer experience

“we will continue to provide innovative ways for our customers to use 
MidwestOne to meet their financial needs.”  

— Charlie Funk

“on the investment side of Wealth Management we try 
to give people options, and I see myself as an educator 
as much as a financial advisor. I learn about products 
and income-planning strategies so that you, as a 
customer, don’t have to spend your Saturday afternoons 
trying to figure out which college savings plan is best or 
what mutual fund to buy. 

“By offering quality solutions, we have a better chance 
to answer more of our customers’ needs beyond 
traditional banking, and we can better anticipate their 
future needs as well. I want clients to understand their 
financial plan, but it can be at a very high level, whereas 
my job is to build the details. The goals are theirs; we 
provide the options to help them get there. And that 
gives customers peace of mind. They want to know 
someone is watching out for them.” 

“our goal in the Mortgage Division is the same as the 
rest of the company: to ensure our customers’ overall 
financial success. We play a big role in that because for 
most customers, a mortgage is both their largest debt 
and their largest asset. We go deep with our customers 
to fully understand their needs and long-term goals. 
Although we are growing the breadth of our mortgage 
products pretty significantly, we are not product-
pushers; we are client developers.

“I’m more excited about being here now than I was 
when I joined MidWestOne a few months ago. It’s such a 
professional organization. And to me, the really cool thing 
is a strong appreciation for the past and for tradition, 
coupled with a very progressive eye to the future. We’re 
making decisions not just based on where we came from 
or where we are today, but where we want to go.”

JoHn evAns
Vice President, Investment Services Manager

R. J. lAng
Senior Vice President, residential Mortgage Division Manager

12 MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report

An individualized customer experience

“At the core of the Trust Department is our fiduciary responsibility to act in our clients’ 
best interests and on their behalf when they may not be able to do so. This means we 
need to listen to and know our customers really well, so we can create an authentic 
customer experience. Caring isn’t something you can fake. unless you bring your heart 
into this work, you’re not going to fully understand the needs of others.

“The challenge now is to expand our services throughout the bank’s footprint while 
preserving what makes us so good at what we do. We need to make better use of 
technology and provide our team with effective tools and support. When we solve how to 
deliver our services and tailor them to our clients’ needs in any community we’re doing 
business in, we have huge potential for growth.” 

tHAis WinKleBlAcK
Vice President, Senior Private Banker and Trust Department Manager

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report 13

Mission, message and media

“Turning prospects into customers means offering options in the channel of the 
customer’s choice. we have found that we can compete in this space, but we must 
be smart about how we compete.”

— Charlie Funk

“The wonderful thing about this organization, and it 
is extremely rare in marketing, is that what we believe 
about ourselves — this amazing culture we have — is also 
why our customers do business with us. It’s a great story 
to tell, but we need to do so more consistently. We need 
to focus on the value the customer sees in us, what they 
believe they can do better by working with us. And we 
need to meet customers where they are. 

“our customers’ businesses are changing rapidly. We 
no longer see a business that buys a product and resells 
it and that’s their business plan for 20 years. Today 
businesses are transforming and they’re completely 
different from 10 years ago. How they go about their 
business, things that would have been either a challenge 
for them or an opportunity for them to add value — all of 
that has changed because of technology. 

“At the end of this strategic planning period I believe 
MidWestOne will be a financial services company in the 
eyes of our customers. A bank does a lot of things, but 
customers don’t inherently understand what a bank is 
capable of doing, whereas a financial services company 
contributes to every aspect of a person’s financial life. In 
fact, we’re there now. We just need to let people know it.”

lyndA WHittle
Senior Vice President, Marketing

“The days of the business owner stopping in and making 
a deposit every day at lunch are over. Commercial 
customers are embracing technology, from remote 
deposits to online banking. our role is to help them 
embrace that change. And that includes fraud protection, 
which has become a big deal. We believe we can do a 
better job for small- to medium-sized businesses, and 
provide them with a lot more advice and guidance.” 

mitcH cooK
Senior regional President, Minnesota and Wisconsin

14 MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report

Mission, message and media

“In Information Services, we view our role 
as more than just providing technology. 
What can’t be lost is maintaining the 
trust our customers have placed in us. 
Meeting or exceeding security standards 
and customer confidentiality is absolutely 
critical. We must also ensure our delivery 
channels and systems continue to evolve 
to meet changing customer expectations. 
Throughout my banking career this has 
always been the case. 

“However, the pace of change associated 
with technology and its impact on 
the financial services industry cannot 
be underestimated. We consider it a 
strategic imperative to adapt and act on 
opportunities and customer expectations 
as they are identified. The end goal is the 
same as it has always been, ‘To take care of 
our customers, and those who should be.’ 
The difference is incorporating these new 
methods and technologies in a thoughtful 
way that allows us to meet our mission.”

JoHn HenK
Senior Vice President, Chief Information officer

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report 15

finAnciAl HigHligHts 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

2017 

2016 

2015

Year-eNd BalaNCes 
Assets 
Investment Securities 
Loans 
Total Deposits 
Shareholders’ 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 

 $3,212,271  
 643,279  
 2,286,695  
 2,605,319  
 340,304  

 $3,097,496  
 641,328  
 2,201,364  
 -    
 2,503,481  
 334,966  

 $ 104,175  
 17,334  
 22,370  
 80,136  
 29,075  
 18,699  

 $

 $

1.55  
1.55  
0.67  
27.85  
33.53  

9,252  
 23,861  
 11,125  

5.58% 
8.00 
0.60 
3.83 
58.64 
10.81 
1.23 
0.51 
1.04 

 $3,079,575  
 645,910  
 2,165,143  
 2,480,448  
 305,456  

 $2,993,875  
 551,383  
 2,161,376  
 -    
 2,445,363  
 304,670  

 $

  $

99,606  
 7,983  
 23,434  
 87,806  
 27,251  
 20,391  

1.78  
1.78  
0.64  
26.71  
37.60  

 $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  

$

10,740  
 28,465  
 5,560  

  $

8,491 
 11,528 
 2,068  

6.69% 
10.13 
0.68 
3.80 
66.43 
10.18 
1.01 
0.26 
1.31 

9.84%
14.29
0.91
3.71
61.36
9.21
0.90
0.11
0.54

sHARe pRice

2016 
First Quarter 
Second Quarter 
Third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

2017 
First Quarter 
Second Quarter 
Third Quarter 
Fourth Quarter 

hiGh 
  $30.04 
  30.50 
  30.74 
  39.20 

hiGh 
  $38.56 
  36.72 
  35.63 
  37.94 

16 MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report

low 
  $24.71 
  25.49 
  26.50 
  27.93 

low 
  $33.25 
  32.92 
  31.93 
  30.56 

Cash divideNd deClared

   $0.160 
 0.160 
 0.160 
 0.160 

Cash divideNd deClared

   $0.165 
 0.165 
 0.170 
 0.170 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
condensed consolidAted BAlAnce sHeets 

(dollars in thousands) 

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 
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 over $100,000 

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 

2017 

 $44,818  
 6,154  
 50,972  

 447,660  
 195,619  
 856  
 2,286,695  
 (28,059) 
 2,258,636  
 75,969  
 14,732  
 64,654  
 12,046  
 59,831  
 2,010  
 29,286  
 $3,212,271  

 $461,969  
 1,228,112  
 213,430  
 324,681  
 377,127  
 2,605,319  
 97,229  
 115,000  
 23,793  
 12,500  
 18,126  
 2,871,967  

deCeMBer 31, 

2016

 $41,464 
 1,764 
 43,228   

 477,518 
 168,392 
 4,241 
 2,165,143 
 (21,850)
 2,143,293  
 75,043 
 13,871 
 64,654 
 15,171 
 47,231 
 2,097 
 24,836   
 $3,079,575   

 $494,586 
 1,136,282 
 197,698 
 326,832 
 325,050   
 2,480,448   
 117,871 
 115,000 
 23,692 
 17,500 
 19,608   
 2,774,119   

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, 2017 and 2016 

Capital stock, common, $1 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares 

at December 31, 2017 and 15,000,000 shares at December 31, 2016; 
12,463,481 shares issued at December 31, 2017 and 
11,713,481 shares issued at December 31, 2016 

Additional paid-in capital 
Treasury stock, at cost; 243,870 shares and 277,121 

shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively 

retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 

Total shareholders’ equity 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

 -    

 -   

 12,463  
 187,486  

 (5,121) 
 148,078  
 (2,602) 
 340,304  
 $3,212,271  

 11,713 
 163,667 

 (5,766)
 136,975 
 (1,133)
 305,456 
   $3,079,575 

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condensed consolidAted stAtements of opeRAtions   

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 

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:

Year eNded deCeMBer 31,

2017 
 $102,366  
 -    

 10,573  
 6,239  
 142  
  119,320  

2016 
$ 98,162  
 -    

 8,297  
 5,703  
 166  
 112,328  

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 
Loan origination and servicing fees 
other service charges and fees 
Bank-owned life insurance income 
Securities gains, net 
other gains 

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 

 3,648  
 215  
 7,626  
 412  
 1,838  
 12  
 949  
 -    
 445  
  15,145  
  104,175  

 17,334  

  86,841  

 6,189  
 5,126  
 3,421  
 5,992  
 1,388  
 241  
 13  
  22,370  

 47,864  
 12,305  
 2,674  
 1,265  
 3,125  
 12,903  
 80,136  
  29,075  

 3,151  
 267  
5,961  
 205  
 1,827  
 19  
 825  
 -    
 467  
 12,722  
 99,606  

 7,983  

 91,623  

 5,574  
 5,219  
 3,771  
 5,951  
 1,366  
 464  
 1,089  
 23,434  

 49,621  
 13,066  
 4,940  
 1,563  
 3,970  
 14,646  
 87,806  
 27,251  

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 
5,215 
1,307 
1,011 
498   
21,193   

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

income Taxes 

   10,376  

 6,860  

 7,819   

NeT iNCoMe 

 $ 18,699  

 $20,391  

 $25,118   

earNiNGs Per CoMMoN share

Basic 

Diluted 

18 MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report

$

 $

1.55  

1.55  

$

 $

1.78  

1.78  

$

$

2.42 

2.42  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consolidAted stAtements of sHAReHoldeRs’ equity

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 

Years eNded deCeMBer 31, 2017, 2016, aNd 2015 

PreFerred 
sToCk 

CoMMoN 
sToCk 

addiTioNal 
Paid-iN CaPiTal 

TreasurY 
sToCk 

reTaiNed 
earNiNGs 

aCCuMulaTed 
oTher 
CoMPreheNsive 

iNCoMe (loss)  ToTal

Balance, december 31, 2014 

 $

-    

 $ 8,690  

 $ 80,537  

 $(6,945) 

 $105,127  

 $ 5,322  

 $192,731  

Net income 
Issuance of common stock due to 

 -    

 -    

 -    

 -    

 25,118  

 -    

25,118 

business combination (2,723,083 shares) 

 -    

 2,723  

 75,172  

 -    

 -    

 -    

77,895 

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-based compensation 
other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 

 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 300  
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 7,600  
 -    
 (40) 
 (416) 
 634  
 -    

 -    
 -    
 169  
 445  
 -    
 -    

 -    
 (6,344) 
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 (1,914) 

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  

Net income 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.64 per share) 
Stock options exercised (2,900 shares) 
release/lapse of restriction on rSus (26,133 shares) 
Stock-based compensation 
other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 

 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    
 (22) 
 (529) 
 731  
 -    

 -    
 -    
 60  
 505  
 -    
 -    

 20,391  
 (7,317) 
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 (4,541) 

20,391 
(7,317)
 38 
 (24)
731 
(4,541) 

Balance, december 31, 2016 

$

-    

 $11,713  

 $163,667  

 $(5,766) 

 $136,975  

 $(1,133) 

 $305,456  

Net income 
Issuance of common stock (750,000 shares) 
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.67 per share) 
Stock options exercised (8,750 shares) 
release/lapse of restriction on rSus (27,625 shares) 
Stock-based compensation 
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, reclassification from AoCI 

to retained Earnings, tax effect 

other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 

 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    

 -    
 750  
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    

 -    
 23,610  
 -    
 (83) 
 (576) 
 868  

 -    
 -    
 -    
 183  
 462  
 -    

 18,699  
 -    
 (8,061) 
 -    
 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    
 -    

18,699 
24,360 
(8,061)
 100 
 (114)
868 

 -    
 -    

 -    
 -    

 465  
 -    

 (465) 
 (1,004) 

 -   
 (1,004)

Balance, december 31, 2017 

$

-    

 $12,463  

 $187,486  

 $(5,121) 

 $148,078  

 $(2,602) 

 $340,304  

TraNsFer aGeNT/ 
divideNd PaYiNG aGeNT 

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

iNdePeNdeNT reGisTered 
PuBliC aCCouNTiNG FirM

rSM uS, LLP
201 1st Street SE
Suite 800
Cedar rapids, Iowa 52401

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report 19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
midWestone Bank

iowa

Belle Plaine 

802 13th Street 

Burlington 

Cedar Falls 

Conrad 

Coralville 

Fairfield 

Fairfield 

3225 Division Street 

4510 Prairie Parkway 

120 W Center Street 

110 First Avenue 

58 E Burlington Avenue 

2408 W Burlington Avenue 

Fort Madison 

926 Avenue G 

Iowa City 

Iowa City 

Iowa City 

Iowa City 

102 S Clinton Street 

500 S Clinton Street 

1906 Keokuk Street 

2233 rochester Avenue 

Melbourne 

202 Main Street 

North English 

10030 Highway 149 

North Liberty 

465 Highway 965 NE 

oskaloosa 

oskaloosa 

124 South First Street 

222 First Avenue E 

Parkersburg 

1001 Highway 57 

Pella 

Pella 

Sigourney 

Waterloo 

700 Main Street 

500 oskaloosa Street 

112 N Main Street 

3110 Kimball Avenue 

319-444-2842

319-754-6526

319-277-2500

641-366-2165

319-356-5800

641-472-6511

641-472-2424

319-372-3991

319-356-5800

319-356-5800

319-356-5800

319-356-5800

641-482-3105

319-664-3311

319-356-5800

641-673-8303

641-673-8303

319-346-1645

641-628-4356

641-628-4356

641-622-2381

319-232-5513

MiNNesoTa
Centerville 

Chisago City 

Coon rapids 

Eden Prairie 

Elk river 

Forest Lake 

7111 21st Avenue N 

11151 Lake Boulevard 

3585 124th Avenue NW 

6640 Shady oak road 

18233 Carson Court NW 

1650 South Lake Street S 

Golden Valley 

945 Winnetka Avenue N 

Minneapolis 

2120 Hennepin Avenue S 

Newport 

2104 Hastings Avenue 

Saint Michael 

750 Central Avenue E 

South Saint Paul 

930 Southview Boulevard 

Stillwater 

2270 Frontage road W 

White Bear Lake 

3670 Each County Line N 

wisCoNsiN
Hudson 

404 County road uu 

North Hudson 

880 6th Street N 

osceola 

304 Cascade Street 

Saint Croix Falls 

2183 Highway 8 E 

651-762-9440

651-257-6561

763-780-0484

952-944-6640

763-274-3200

651-464-2880

763-545-9005

612-767-5600

651-256-7250

763-497-3114

651-451-2133

651-439-3050

651-426-2554

715-377-7180

715-386-8700

715-294-2183

715-483-9800

Florida
Fort Myers 

1520 royal Palm Square Boulevard 

239-274-1900

West Liberty 

305 W rainbow Drive 

319-627-2100

Naples 

4099 Tamiami Trail N 

239-430-2500

Toll Free 
en espanol 

800-247-4418
319-688-3938 

Colorado
Denver 

1899 Wynkoop Street 

720-739-2300

midWestone insurance services, inc.

midWestone financial group, inc. 

iowa

Cedar Falls 

4510 Prairie Parkway 

Conrad 

Melbourne 

oskaloosa 

120 W Center Street 

202 Main Street 

124 S First Street 

Parkersburg 

1001 Highway 57 

Pella 

700 Main Street 

Toll Free 

800-934-7763

Corporate headquarters
102 S Clinton Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
800-247-4418

Midwestone.com
NasdaQ symbol: MoFG

319-277-2500

641-366-2165

641-482-3105

641-673-8603

319-346-1645

641-628-4904

©2018 MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROuP, INC. 

Direction:  

Writing:  

Lynda Whittle, MidWestone Bank

Shullaw and Associates, Iowa City, IA

Photography:  

fisheye, Hiawatha, IA

Julie renner Photography, Fort Myers, FL

Brian Bradshaw, Bradshaw Design, Minneapolis, MN

Denver Image Photography, Denver, Co

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