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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______            

Commission file number

001-35968

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

42-1206172
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

102 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(319) 356-5800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class
Common Stock, $1.00 par value

Trading Symbol(s)
MOFG

Name of each exchange on which registered
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐  Yes    ☒  No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐  Yes    ☒  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
submit such files).    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition  of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller
reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the
registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    ☐  Yes    ☒  No

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the last sales price quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market of $20.00 on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed
second fiscal quarter, was approximately $322.0 million.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, as of March 9, 2021, was 15,981,088.

Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. to be held on April 29, 2021, to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2020, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent indicated in such part.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 
 
MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
Table of Contents

Business

Risk Factors

Unresolved Staff Comments

Properties

Legal Proceedings

Mine Safety Disclosures

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Selected Financial Data

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Controls and Procedures

Other Information

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Executive Compensation

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Form 10-K Summary

PART I

Item 1.

Item 1A.

Item 1B.

Item 2.

Item 3.

Item 4.

PART II

Item 5.

Item 6.

Item 7.

Item 7A.

Item 8.

Item 9.

Item 9A.

Item 9B.

PART III

Item 10.

Item 11.

Item 12.

Item 13.

Item 14.

PART IV

Item 15.

Item 16.

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Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms
The  acronyms,  abbreviations,  and  terms  listed  below  are  used  in  various  sections  of  this  Form  10-K,  including  “Item  1.  Business,”  “Item  7.  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplemental Data.”

ABTW
ACL
AFS
ALL
AOCI
ASC
ASU
ATM
ATSB
Basel III Rules

BHCA
BOLI
CAA
CARES Act
CDARS
CECL
CMO
COVID-19
CRA
CRE
DCF
Dodd-Frank Act
ECL
ESOP
EVE
FASB

American Bank and Trust-Wisconsin of Cuba City, Wisconsin
Allowance for Credit Losses (effective January 1, 2020)
Available for Sale
Allowance for Loan Losses (prior to January 1, 2020)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accounting Standards Codification
Accounting Standards Update
Automated Teller Machine
American Trust & Savings Bank of Dubuque, Iowa
A comprehensive capital framework and rules for U.S. banking organizations approved
by the FRB and the FDIC in 2013
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended
Bank-Owned Life Insurance
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service
Current Expected Credit Loss
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Coronavirus Disease 2019
Community Reinvestment Act
Commercial Real Estate
Discounted Cash Flow Method
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Expected Credit Losses
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Economic Value of Equity
Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDIC
FHLB
FHLBC
FHLBDM
FHLMC
FNMA
FRB or Federal Reserve
GAAP
GLBA
GNMA

HTM
ICS
LIBOR
MBS
PCD
PCI
PPP
PRSUs
ROU
RPA
RRE
SBA
SEC
TDR
TRSUs

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Federal National Mortgage Association
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
Government National Mortgage Association

Held to Maturity
Insured Cash Sweep
The London Inter-bank Offered Rate
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Purchased Financial Assets with Credit Deterioration
Purchased Credit Impaired
Paycheck Protection Program
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards
Right-of-Use
Credit Risk Participation Agreement
Residential Real Estate
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Troubled Debt Restructuring
Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report on Form 10-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We and our representatives may, from time to
time, make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking” and provide information other than historical information. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause actual results to be materially different from any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. These factors include, among other things, the
factors listed below. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by
the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plans,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “may” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made. Additionally, we undertake no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events, except as required under federal securities law.

Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors that could have an impact on our ability to achieve operating results, growth plan goals and future prospects
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the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its effects on the economic environment, our customers, and our operations, as well as any changes to federal, state, or local government laws, regulations, or orders
in connection with the pandemic;
government intervention in the U.S. financial system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the effects of recent legislative, tax, accounting and regulatory actions and reforms, including the CARES Act
and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021;
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial results, including possible lost revenue and increased expenses (including the cost of capital), as well as possible goodwill impairment charges;
credit quality deterioration or pronounced and sustained reduction in real estate market values could cause an increase in our allowance for credit losses and a reduction in net earnings;
the effects of interest rates, including on our net income and the value of our securities portfolio;
changes in the economic environment, competition, or other factors that may affect our ability to acquire loans or influence the anticipated growth rate of loans and deposits and the quality of the loan portfolio and
loan and deposit pricing;
fluctuations in the value of our investment securities;
governmental monetary and fiscal policies;
changes in and uncertainty related to benchmark interest rates used to price our loans and deposits, including the expected elimination of LIBOR and the adoption of a substitute;
legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities, consumer protection, trade and tax laws and regulations and their application by our regulators;
the ability to attract and retain key executives and employees experienced in banking and financial services;
the sufficiency of the allowance for credit losses to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in our existing loan portfolio;
our ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to compete effectively in the marketplace;
credit risks and risks from concentrations (by geographic area and by industry) within our loan portfolio;
the  effects  of  competition  from  other  commercial  banks,  thrifts,  mortgage  banking  firms,  consumer  finance  companies,  credit  unions,  securities  brokerage  firms,  insurance  companies,  money  market  and  other
mutual funds, financial technology companies, and other financial institutions operating in our markets or elsewhere or providing similar services;
the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of the allowance for credit losses and estimation of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities;
the risks of mergers, including, without limitation, the related time and costs of implementing such transactions, integrating operations as part of these transactions and possible failures to achieve expected gains,
revenue growth and/or expense savings from such transactions;
volatility of rate-sensitive deposits;
operational risks, including data processing system failures or fraud;
asset/liability matching risks and liquidity risks;
the costs, effects and outcomes of existing or future litigation;
changes in general economic, political, or industry conditions, nationally, internationally, or in the communities in which we conduct business;
changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies and the FASB;
war or terrorist activities, widespread disease or pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or other adverse external events, which may cause deterioration in the economy or cause instability in credit markets;
the effects of cyber-attacks;
the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international government policies impacting the value of agricultural or other products of our borrowers; and
other factors and risks described under “Risk Factors” herein.

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by the foregoing cautionary statements. Because of these risks and other uncertainties, our actual future results, performance or achievement, or industry results, may be
materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

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ITEM 1.    BUSINESS.

General

PART I

MidWestOne Financial  Group, Inc.,  an Iowa corporation  formed  in 1983, is  a bank holding  company  registered  under the  BHCA with our corporate  headquarters  in Iowa  City, Iowa. Our principal
business is to serve as the holding company for our wholly-owned subsidiary, MidWestOne Bank. References to the “Bank” refer to MidWestOne Bank. References to “MidWestOne,” “we,” “us,” or
the “Company,” refer to MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. together with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

The Bank is focused on delivering relationship-based business and personal banking products and services. The Bank provides commercial loans, real estate loans, agricultural loans, credit card loans,
and consumer loans. The Bank also provides deposit products including demand and interest checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and time deposits. Complementary to our loan
and deposit products, the Bank also provides products and services including treasury management, Zelle, online and mobile banking, debit cards, ATMs, and safe deposit boxes. The Bank offers its
products and services primarily through its network of full-service banking offices, including 34 banking offices located throughout central and eastern Iowa, 12 banking offices located principally in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, 7 banking offices in western Wisconsin, one banking office in each of Naples and Fort Myers, Florida, and one banking office in Denver, Colorado.
The Bank also has a trust department through which it offers services including the administration of estates, personal trusts, and conservatorships and the management of real property. Finally, the
Bank’s investments services department offers financial planning, investment advisory, and retail securities brokerage services (the latter of which is provided through an agreement with a third-party
registered broker-dealer).

As of December 31, 2020, we had total assets of $5.56 billion, total loans, net of unearned income, of $3.48 billion, total deposits of $4.55 billion, and shareholders’ equity of $515.3 million.

Recent Developments

On  May  1,  2019,  the  Company  acquired  ATBancorp,  a  bank  holding  company  whose  wholly-owned  banking  subsidiaries  were  ATSB  and  ABTW.  The  primary  reasons  for  the  acquisition  were  to
expand the Company’s business into new markets and grow the size of the Company’s business. As consideration for the merger, we issued 4,117,536 shares of our common stock with a value of $116
million and paid cash in the amount of $34.8 million.

On  June  30,  2019,  the  Company  sold  substantially  all  of  the  assets  used  by  its  wholly  owned  insurance  subsidiary,  MidWestOne Insurance  Services,  Inc.,  to  sell  insurance  products.  The  Company
recognized  a  pre-tax  gain  of  $1.1  million  from  the  sale,  which  was  reported  in  “Other”  noninterest  income  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  statements  of  income.  Effective  December  31,  2019,
MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. was legally dissolved.

On July 28, 2020, the Company completed the private placement offering of $65.0 million of its subordinated notes, of which $$63.75 million have been exchanged for subordinated notes registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. The 5.75% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes are due July 30, 2030.

Operating Strategy

Our operating strategy is based upon a community banking model of delivering a comprehensive suite of financial products and services while following five operating principles: (1) take care of our
customers; (2) hire and retain excellent employees; (3) conduct business with the utmost integrity; (4) work as one team; and (5) learn constantly so we can continually improve. Management believes
the depth and breadth of the Company’s products and services coupled with the personal and professional delivery of the same provides an appealing alternative to competitors.

Lending Activities

General

We  provide  a  range  of  commercial  and  retail  lending  services  to  businesses,  individuals  and  government  agencies.  These  credit  activities  include  commercial  and  industrial  loans,  commercial  and
residential real estate loans, agricultural loans, and consumer loans.

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We market our services to qualified lending customers. Lending officers actively solicit the business of new companies entering their market areas as well as long-standing members of the business
communities in which we operate. Through professional service, competitive pricing, and innovative structure, we have been successful in attracting new lending customers. We also actively pursue
consumer lending opportunities. With convenient locations, advertising, customer communications, and competitive technology, we believe that we have been successful in capitalizing on the credit
needs of our market areas.

Our management emphasizes credit quality and seeks to avoid undue concentrations of loans to a single industry or based on a single class of collateral. We have established lending policies that include
a number of underwriting factors to be considered in making a loan, including: location, loan-to-value ratio, cash flow, interest rate, and credit history of the borrower.

Commercial and Industrial Loans

We have a strong commercial loan base. We focus on, and tailor our commercial loan programs to, small- to mid-sized businesses in our market areas. Our loan portfolio includes loans to wholesalers,
manufacturers, contractors, business services companies and retailers. We provide a wide range of business loans, including lines of credit for working capital and operational purposes and term loans
for the acquisition of equipment. Although most loans are made on a secured basis, loans may be made on an unsecured basis where warranted by the overall financial condition of the borrower. Terms
of commercial business loans generally range from one to five years.

Our commercial and industrial loans are primarily made based on the reported cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The collateral support
provided by the borrower for most of these loans and the probability of repayment is based on the liquidation of the pledged collateral and enforcement of a personal guarantee, if any exists. The primary
repayment risks of commercial loans are that the cash flows of the borrower may be unpredictable, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. As of December 31, 2020, commercial
and industrial loans comprised approximately 30.3% of our total loan portfolio.

Commercial Real Estate Loans

We also offer mortgage loans to our commercial and agricultural customers for the acquisition of real estate used in their businesses, such as offices, farmland, warehouses and production facilities, and
to real estate investors for the acquisition of apartment buildings, retail centers, office buildings and other commercial buildings. In deciding whether to make a commercial real estate loan, we consider,
among other things, the experience and qualifications of the borrower as well as the value and cash flow of the underlying property. Some factors considered are net operating income of the property
before debt service and depreciation, the debt service coverage ratio (the ratio of the property’s net cash flow to debt service requirements), the cash flows of the borrower, the ratio of the loan amount to
the property value and the overall creditworthiness of the prospective borrower. As of December 31, 2020, commercial real estate loans constituted approximately 49.8% of our total loan portfolio.

Construction and Development Loans. We offer loans both to individuals who are constructing personal residences and to real estate developers and building contractors for the acquisition of land for
development and the construction of homes and commercial properties. These loans are generally in-market to known and established borrowers. Construction and development loans generally have a
short term, such as one to two years. As of December 31, 2020, construction and development loans constituted approximately 5.2% of our total loan portfolio.

Farmland. We  offer  agricultural  mortgage  loans  to  our  agricultural  customers  for  the  acquisition  of  real  estate  used  in  their  business,  generally  farmland.  As  of  December  31, 2020,  farmland  loans
represented approximately 4.2% of our total loan portfolio.

Multifamily. We offer mortgage loans to real estate investors for the acquisition of multifamily (apartment) buildings. As of December 31, 2020, multifamily loans represented approximately 7.4% of our
total loan portfolio.

Commercial  real  estate-other.  We  offer  commercial  mortgage  loans  for  the  acquisition  of  real  estate  used  in  the  customer’s  business,  such  as  offices,  warehouses,  and  production  facilities.  As  of
December 31, 2020, commercial real estate-other loans represented approximately 33.0% of our total loan portfolio.

Residential Real Estate Loans

Residential  mortgage  lending  is  a  focal  point  for  us and  comprised  approximately  14.3%  of  our  total  loan  portfolio  at  December  31,  2020. Included  in  this  category  are  home  equity  loans  made  to
individuals. As long-term interest rates have remained at relatively low levels since 2008, many customers opted for mortgage loans that have a fixed rate with 15- or 30-

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year  maturities.  We generally  retain  short-term  residential  mortgage  loans that  we originate  for  our  own portfolio  and sell  most long-term  residential  mortgage  loans to  other  parties  while retaining
servicing  rights  on  the  majority  of  such  loans.  We  also  perform  loan  servicing  activity  for  third  parties  on  participations  sold.  At  December  31,  2020,  we  serviced  approximately  $897.0  million  in
mortgage loans for others. We do not offer subprime mortgage loans and do not operate a wholesale mortgage business.

Agricultural Loans

Agricultural  loans  comprised  approximately  3.3%  of  our  total  loan  portfolio  at  December  31,  2020.  Agricultural  loans,  most  of  which  are  secured  by  crops,  livestock  and  machinery,  are  generally
provided to finance capital improvements and farm operations as well as acquisitions of livestock and machinery. The ability of the borrower to repay may be affected by many factors outside of the
borrower’s  control,  including  adverse  weather  conditions,  loss  of  livestock  due  to  disease  or  other  factors,  declines  in  market  prices  for  agricultural  products  and  the  impact  of  government
regulations. The ultimate repayment of agricultural loans is dependent upon the profitable operation or management of the agricultural entity.

Our agricultural lenders work closely with our customers, including companies and individual farmers, and review the preparation of budgets and cash flow projections for the ensuing crop year. These
budgets and cash flow projections are monitored closely during the year and reviewed with the customers at least once annually. We also work closely with governmental agencies to help agricultural
customers obtain credit enhancement products such as loan guarantees or interest rate assistance.

Consumer Lending

Our consumer lending department provides many types of consumer loans, including personal loans (secured or unsecured) and automobile loans. Consumer loans typically have shorter terms, lower
balances, higher yields and higher risks of default than one- to four-family residential real estate mortgage loans. Consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability
and are therefore more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances. As of December 31, 2020, consumer loans comprised 2.3% of our total loan portfolio.

Other Products and Services

Deposit Products

We  offer  competitive  deposit  products  and  programs  that  address  the  needs  of  customers  in  each  of  the  local  markets  that  we  serve.  The  deposit  products  are  offered  to  individuals,  nonprofit
organizations, partnerships, small businesses, corporations and public entities. These products include noninterest bearing and interest bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, money market accounts
and certificates of deposit.

Trust and Investment Services

We  offer  trust  and  investment  services,  primarily  in  our  Iowa  market,  to  help  our  business  and  individual  clients  in  meeting  their  financial  goals  and  preserving  wealth.  Our  services  include
administering estates, personal trusts, and conservatorships, and providing property management, farm management, investment advisory, retail securities brokerage, financial planning and custodial
services.  Licensed  brokers  (who  are  registered  representatives  of  a  third-party  registered  broker-dealer)  serve  selected  branches  and  provide  investment-related  services  including  securities  trading,
financial planning, mutual funds sales, fixed and variable annuities and tax-exempt and conventional unit trusts.

Liquidity and Funding

We  depend  on  deposits  and  external  financing  sources  to  fund  our  operations.  We  employ  a  variety  of  financing  arrangements,  including  term  debt,  subordinated  debt,  and  equity.  A  discussion  of
our liquidity and funding programs has been included in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under “Liquidity,” and Item 7A. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk under “Liquidity Risk.”

Competition

The banking business and related financial service providers operate in a highly competitive market. The Company competes with other commercial banks, thrifts, credit unions, stockbrokers, finance
divisions of auto and farm equipment companies, agricultural suppliers, and other agriculture-related lenders. Some of these competitors are local, while others are statewide,

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regional or nationwide. In addition, financial technology, or fintech, companies are emerging in key areas of banking. We compete for deposits, loans, and other financial services through the range and
quality of services we provide, with an emphasis on building long-lasting relationships. 

Human Capital Resources

The Company is a regional community bank headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, built on a long-standing tradition of engaging with employees and customers in the communities we serve through our
workplace culture and operating principles. The Company employs approximately 780 employees, of which 90% are full-time employees and the remaining 10% are part-time employees. Our workforce
is located in the following geographical regions: Iowa; the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area and its respective outer rim communities in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin; southwest Wisconsin;
Denver, Colorado; and southwest Florida. Our markets are comprised of metropolitan and rural areas alike, which results in a diversified customer base and workforce.

At heart, community banking is a relationship-driven business, and we deem our relationship with employees in all of our regions to be vital to our ongoing success. The Company’s core values were
founded on effective employee recruitment and retention, a focus on customer care, a continual learning environment that encourages skill and career development for all levels of officers and staff, and
a  team-oriented  culture  with  the  highest  degree  of  integrity.  Internal  colleagues  and  leaders  recognize  each  other  by  sharing  their  success  stories  on  our  monthly  all-company  “One  Call”  and,
additionally,  through  employee  recognition  that  occurs  each  October  at  “Rally  Day.”  Our  successes  at  building  and  sustaining  a  culture  that  celebrates  employees  is  evidenced  by  MidWestOne’s
recognition, for the past eight years, as a Top Workplace in Iowa and, in 2017 and 2020, on the Top Workplaces National Standards list for Minnesota. The Company was recently recognized as a 2021
Top  Workplaces  USA  winner  and  also  received  an  industry  award  as  a  Top  Workplace  in  Financial  Services.  The  Company  has  achieved  these  awards  in  part  because  we  use  and  value  ongoing
feedback from our associates – to improve our work environment, and to position the Company as an employer of choice in all regions. As a participant in the Energage employee engagement survey,
we have one of the highest employee participation rates of similarly-sized commercial banks across the nation, and our survey scores continue to improve throughout our footprint.

Recruitment and retention of top talent in our industry is a critical component to success in every aspect of our business. Building and maintaining a strong management team that drives and champions
our culture across the organization requires strategies focused on employee engagement, career development, and effective succession planning for our key leaders. As MidWestOne prepares for the
workforce of the future, we are mindful of the importance of diversity and inclusion as a core component of these efforts.

Accordingly, in 2020, we took steps to develop and formalize our diversity and inclusion strategies with the development of the R.I.S.E. (“Retention. Innovation. Support. Empowerment.”) Initiative.
R.I.S.E. serves as an umbrella strategy that drives our commitment to achieving our workforce diversity initiatives, and it also provides a conceptual framework for our approach to the acquisition of new
talent and our approach to embracing and realizing the full potential of our workforce. R.I.S.E. reflects the Company’s belief in and commitment to a diverse workforce, which we believe is also critical
to allowing us to better understand, serve, and support our client base in the markets we serve. We also participate in the voluntary FDIC Diversity Self-Assessment and report our Affirmative Action
Compliance  Program  results.  As we build  on our  diversity  and  inclusion  strategies  in  2021, we plan  to introduce  and implement  a  variety  of  measures  designed  to  further  achieve  our diversity  and
inclusion objectives, including, among other things, retention of a diversity consultant with expertise in building an organizational plan, designing and conducting employee and management awareness
training, and continuing development of our women’s affinity group, which is focused on building leadership skills.

Similarly, the Company’s operating principle of “Learn Constantly So We Continually Improve” reflects our ongoing commitment to training and development opportunities for employees at all levels
and in all regions. We leverage both formal and informal development programs to identify, cultivate, and retain a highly skilled workforce. In connection with MidWestOne’s “DayOne” onboarding
program and our “Extraordinary Additions Day,” employees learn to take ownership of their career growth (which is supported by management at all stages), internal mentoring, and participation in a
variety  of  internal  and  external  learning  opportunities.  In  addition  to  internal  training,  such  as  our  “EDGE”  service  and  customer  experience  programs,  the  Company  commits  resources  to  state
association and graduate banking schools, business line external education, and offers funding to employees for certification coursework. Our internal development programs, including the MidWestOne
Leadership Institute, peer-to-peer mentoring programs, and our Agricultural Banking internship and Management Training Program, represent our ongoing efforts to develop high-potential officers and
staff. As we strive to fill our team with capable and experienced employees, advancement from within is encouraged and supported.

Further, the Company offers competitive base salaries and incentive compensation opportunities, based upon industry best practices and comparative data. Our compensation programs include product
and service referral incentives, business line and management bonus plans, an employee stock ownership program, an equity incentive plan, and a profit-sharing company bonus

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program.  At  all  levels,  these  programs  are  designed  to  attract  and  retain  top  talent  and  reward  excellent  performance,  while  also  motivating  key  contributors  to  drive  the  Company’s  financial
performance objectives and achieve employee performance goals in a balanced, risk-based manner.

Available Information

We file Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The public may obtain copies of these
reports and any amendments at the SEC’s Internet site, www.sec.gov.

Additionally, reports filed with the SEC can be obtained free of charge through our website at www.midwestone.com under “Investor Relations - SEC Filings”. These reports are made available through
our  website  as  soon  as  reasonably  practicable  after  they  are  filed  electronically  with,  or  furnished  to,  the  SEC.  Information  on,  or  accessible  through,  our  website  is  not  part  of,  or  incorporated  by
reference in, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Supervision and Regulation

General

FDIC-insured institutions, like the Bank, their holding companies and their affiliates are extensively regulated under federal and state law. As a result, our growth and earnings performance may be
affected not only by management decisions and general economic conditions, but also by the requirements of federal and state statutes and by the regulations and policies of various bank regulatory
agencies,  including  the  Iowa  Division  of  Banking  (the  “Iowa  Division”),  the  Federal  Reserve,  the  FDIC  and  the  Consumer  Financial  Protection  Bureau  (the  “CFPB”).  Furthermore,  taxation  laws
administered by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities, accounting rules developed by the FASB, securities laws administered by the SEC and state securities authorities, and anti-
money laundering laws enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) have an impact on our business. The effect of these statutes, regulations, regulatory policies and accounting rules
are significant to our operations and results.

Federal and state banking laws impose a comprehensive system of supervision, regulation and enforcement on the operations of FDIC-insured institutions, their holding companies and affiliates that is
intended primarily for the protection of the FDIC-insured deposits and depositors of banks, rather than shareholders. These laws, and the regulations of the bank regulatory agencies issued under them,
affect, among other things, the scope of our business, the kinds and amounts of investments the Company and the Bank may make, required capital levels relative to assets, the nature and amount of
collateral for loans, the establishment of branches, the ability to merge, consolidate and acquire, dealings with our insiders and affiliates and the payment of dividends. In reaction to the global financial
crisis and particularly following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, we experienced heightened regulatory requirements and scrutiny. Although the reforms primarily targeted systemically important
financial service providers, their influence filtered down in varying degrees to community banks over time and caused our compliance and risk management processes, and the costs thereof, to increase.
Then, in May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (“Regulatory Relief Act”) was enacted by Congress in part to provide regulatory relief for community banks
and their holding companies. To that end, the law eliminated questions about the applicability of certain Dodd-Frank Act reforms to community bank systems, including relieving us of any requirement
to engage  in mandatory  stress  tests,  maintain  a risk committee  or  comply  with the Volcker  Rule’s complicated  prohibitions  on proprietary  trading  and ownership of private  funds. We believe  these
reforms are favorable to our operations.

The  supervisory  framework  for  U.S.  banking  organizations  subjects  banks  and  bank  holding  companies  to  regular  examination  by  their  respective  regulatory  agencies,  which  results  in  examination
reports and ratings that are not publicly available and that can impact the conduct and growth of their business. These examinations consider not only compliance with applicable laws and regulations,
but  also  capital  levels,  asset  quality  and  risk,  management  ability  and  performance,  earnings,  liquidity,  and  various  other  factors.  The  regulatory  agencies  generally  have  broad  discretion  to  impose
restrictions and limitations on the operations of a regulated entity where the agencies determine, among other things, that such operations are unsafe or unsound, fail to comply with applicable law or are
otherwise inconsistent with laws and regulations.

The following is a summary of the material elements of the supervisory and regulatory framework applicable to the Company and the Bank, beginning with a discussion of the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic  on  the  banking  industry.  It  does  not  describe  all  of  the  statutes,  regulations  and  regulatory  policies  that  apply,  nor  does  it  restate  all  of  the  requirements  of  those  that  are  described.  The
descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the particular statutory and regulatory provision.

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COVID-19 Pandemic

The federal bank regulatory agencies, along with their state counterparts, have issued a steady stream of guidance responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and have taken a number of unprecedented
steps to help banks navigate the pandemic and mitigate its impact. These include, without limitation: requiring banks to focus on business continuity and pandemic planning; adding pandemic scenarios
to stress testing; encouraging bank use of capital buffers and reserves in lending programs; permitting certain regulatory reporting extensions; reducing margin requirements on swaps; permitting certain
otherwise prohibited investments in investment funds; issuing guidance to encourage banks to work with customers affected by the pandemic and encourage loan workouts; and providing credit under
the CRA for certain pandemic-related loans, investments and public service. Because of the need for social distancing measures, the agencies revamped the manner in which they conducted periodic
examinations of their regulated institutions, including making greater use of off-site reviews.

Moreover,  the  Federal  Reserve  issued  guidance  encouraging  banking  institutions  to  utilize  its  discount  window  for  loans  and  intraday  credit  extended  by  its  Reserve  Banks  to  help  households  and
businesses impacted by the pandemic and announced numerous funding facilities. The FDIC also has acted to mitigate the deposit insurance assessment effects of participating in the PPP and the Federal
Reserve’s PPP Liquidity Facility and Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility.

Reference  is  made  to  the  section  “Economic  and  Market  Risks”  in  “Item  1A.  Risk  Factors”  and  the  section  “COVID-19  Update”  in  “Item  7.  Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” for information on the CARES Act, PPP and the Federal Reserve’s lending facilities and for discussions of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In
addition, information as to selected topics, such as the impact on capital requirements, dividend payments, reserves and CRA, is contained in the relevant sections of this Supervision and Regulation
discussion provided below.

The Role of Capital

Regulatory capital represents the net assets of a banking organization available to absorb losses. Because of the risks attendant to their business, FDIC-insured institutions are generally required to hold
more capital than other businesses, which directly affects our earnings capabilities. While capital has historically been one of the key measures of the financial health of both bank holding companies and
banks, its role became fundamentally more important in the wake of the global financial crisis, as the banking regulators recognized that the amount and quality of capital held by banks prior to the crisis
was  insufficient  to  absorb  losses  during  periods  of  severe  stress.  Certain  provisions  of  the  Dodd-Frank  Act  and  Basel  III,  discussed  below,  establish  capital  standards  for  banks  and  bank  holding
companies that are meaningfully more stringent than those in place previously.

Capital Levels. Banks have been required to hold minimum levels of capital based on guidelines established by the bank regulatory agencies since 1983. The minimums have been expressed in terms of
ratios of “capital” divided by “total assets". The capital guidelines for U.S. banks beginning in 1989 have been based upon international capital accords (known as “Basel” rules) adopted by the Basel
Committee  on  Banking  Supervision,  a  committee  of  central  banks  and  bank  supervisors  that  acts  as  the  primary  global  standard-setter  for  prudential  regulation,  as  implemented  by  the  U.S.  bank
regulatory agencies on an interagency basis. The accords recognized that bank assets for the purpose of the capital ratio calculations needed to be risk weighted (the theory being that riskier assets should
require more capital) and that off-balance sheet exposures needed to be factored in the calculations. Following the global financial crisis, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight
body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, announced agreement on a strengthened set of capital requirements for banking organizations around the world, known as Basel III, to address
deficiencies recognized in connection with the global financial crisis.

The Basel III Rules. In July 2013, the U.S. federal banking agencies approved the implementation of the Basel III regulatory capital reforms in pertinent part, and, at the same time, promulgated rules
effecting certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. In contrast to capital requirements historically, which were in the form of guidelines, Basel III was released in the form of binding regulations
by each of the regulatory agencies. The Basel III Rules increased the required quantity and quality of capital and required more detailed categories of risk weighting of riskier, more opaque assets. For
nearly every class of assets, the Basel III Rules require a more complex, detailed and calibrated assessment of risk in the calculation of risk weightings. The Basel III Rules are applicable to all banking
organizations that are subject to minimum capital requirements, including federal and state banks and savings and loan associations, as well as to bank and savings and loan holding companies, other
than  “small  bank  holding  companies”  (generally  certain  holding  companies  with  consolidated  assets  of  less  than  $3  billion)  and  certain  qualifying  banking  organizations  that  may  elect  a  simplified
framework (which we have not done). Thus, the Company and the Bank are each currently subject to the Basel III Rules as described below.

Not only did the Basel III Rules increase most of the required minimum capital ratios in effect prior to January 1, 2015, but, in requiring that forms of capital be of higher quality to absorb loss, it
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1 minority interests subject to certain regulatory adjustments. The Basel III Rules also changed the definition of capital by establishing more stringent criteria that instruments must meet to be considered
Additional Tier 1 Capital (primarily non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock that meets certain requirements) and Tier 2 Capital (primarily other types of preferred stock and subordinated debt, subject
to limitations). The Basel III Rules also constrained the inclusion of minority interests, mortgage-servicing assets, and deferred tax assets in capital and required deductions from Common Equity Tier 1
Capital in the event that such assets exceeded a percentage of a banking institution’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital.

The Basel III Rules required minimum capital ratios as of January 1, 2015, as follows:

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A ratio of minimum Common Equity Tier 1 Capital equal to 4.5% of risk-weighted assets;
A ratio of minimum Tier 1 Capital equal to 6% of risk-weighted assets;
A continuation of the minimum required amount of Total Capital (Tier 1 plus Tier 2) at 8% of risk-weighted assets; and
A minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 Capital to total quarterly average assets equal to 4% in all circumstances.

In addition, institutions that seek the freedom to make capital distributions (including for dividends and repurchases of stock) and pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers without restriction must
also maintain 2.5% in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital attributable to a capital conservation buffer. The purpose of the conservation buffer is to ensure that banking institutions maintain a buffer of capital
that can be used to absorb losses during periods of financial and economic stress. Factoring in the conservation buffer increases the minimum ratios depicted above to 7% for Common Equity Tier 1
Capital,  8.5%  for  Tier  1 Capital  and  10.5%  for  Total  Capital.  The  federal  bank  regulators  released  a  joint  statement  in  response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic  reminding  the  industry  that  capital  and
liquidity buffers were meant to give banks the means to support the economy in adverse situations, and that the agencies would support banks that use the buffers for that purpose if undertaken in a safe
and sound manner.

Well-Capitalized Requirements. The ratios described above are minimum standards in order for banking organizations to be considered “adequately capitalized.” Bank regulatory agencies uniformly
encourage banks to hold more capital and be “well-capitalized” and, to that end, federal law and regulations provide various incentives for banking organizations to maintain regulatory capital at levels
in  excess  of  minimum  regulatory  requirements.  For  example,  a  banking  organization  that  is  well-capitalized  may:  (i)  qualify  for  exemptions  from  prior  notice  or  application  requirements  otherwise
applicable to certain types of activities; (ii) qualify for expedited processing of other required notices or applications; and (iii) accept, roll-over or renew brokered deposits. Higher capital levels could
also be required if warranted by the particular circumstances or risk profiles of individual banking organizations. For example, the Federal Reserve’s capital guidelines contemplate that additional capital
may be required to take adequate account of, among other things, interest rate risk, or the risks posed by concentrations of credit, nontraditional activities or securities trading activities. Further, any
banking organization experiencing or anticipating significant growth would be expected to maintain capital ratios, including tangible capital positions (i.e., Tier 1 Capital less all intangible assets), well
above the minimum levels.

Under the capital regulations of the Federal Reserve for the Company and the FDIC for the Bank, in order to be well‑capitalized, we must maintain:

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A Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio to risk-weighted assets of 6.5% or more;
A ratio of Tier 1 Capital to total risk-weighted assets of 8% or more;
A ratio of Total Capital to total risk-weighted assets of 10% or more; and
A leverage ratio of Tier 1 Capital to total adjusted average quarterly assets of 5% or greater.

It is possible under the Basel III Rules to be well-capitalized while remaining out of compliance with the capital conservation buffer discussed above.

As of December 31, 2020: (i) the Bank was not subject to a directive from the FDIC to increase its capital and (ii) the Bank was well-capitalized, as defined by FDIC regulations. As of December 31,
2020, the Company had regulatory capital in excess of the Federal Reserve’s requirements and met the Basel III Rules requirements to be well-capitalized. We are also in compliance with the capital
conservation buffer.

Prompt Corrective Action. The concept of an institution being “well-capitalized” is part of a regulatory enforcement regime that provides the federal banking regulators with broad power to take “prompt
corrective action” to resolve the problems of institutions based on the capital level of each particular institution. The extent of the regulators’ powers depends on whether the institution in question is
“adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” or “critically undercapitalized,” in each case as defined by regulation. Depending upon the capital category to which an
institution is assigned, the regulators’ corrective powers include: (i) requiring the institution to submit a capital restoration plan; (ii) limiting the institution’s asset growth and restricting its activities; (iii)
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(including  additional  voting  stock)  or  to  sell  itself;  (iv)  restricting  transactions  between  the  institution  and  its  affiliates;  (v)  restricting  the  interest  rate  that  the  institution  may  pay  on  deposits;  (vi)
ordering a new election of directors of the institution; (vii) requiring that senior executive officers or directors be dismissed; (viii) prohibiting the institution from accepting deposits from correspondent
banks; (ix) requiring the institution to divest certain subsidiaries; (x) prohibiting the payment of principal or interest on subordinated debt; and (xi) ultimately, appointing a receiver for the institution.

Community Bank Capital Simplification. Community banks have long raised concerns with bank regulators about the regulatory burden, complexity, and costs associated with certain provisions of the
Basel III Rules. In response, Congress provided an “off-ramp” for institutions, like us, with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion. Section 201 of the Regulatory Relief Act instructed the
federal banking regulators to establish a single “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (“CBLR”) of between 8 and 10%. Under the final rule, a community banking organization is eligible to elect the new
framework if it has: less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, limited amounts of certain assets and off-balance  sheet exposures, and a CBLR greater than 9%. The bank regulatory agencies
temporarily lowered the CBLR to 8% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may elect the CBLR framework at any time but have not currently determined to do so.

Supervision and Regulation of the Company

General. The Company, as the sole shareholder of the Bank, is a bank holding company that has elected financial holding company status. As a bank holding company, we are registered with, and
subject to regulation by, the Federal Reserve under the BHCA. We are legally obligated to act as a source of financial and managerial strength to the Bank and to commit resources to support the Bank in
circumstances where we might not otherwise do so. Under the BHCA, we are subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve and are required to file with the Federal Reserve periodic reports of
our operations and such additional information regarding us and the Bank as the Federal Reserve may require.

Acquisitions, Activities and Financial Holding Company Election. The primary purpose of a bank holding company is to control and manage banks. The BHCA generally requires the prior approval of
the Federal Reserve for any merger involving a bank holding company or any acquisition by a bank holding company of another bank or bank holding company. Subject to certain conditions (including
deposit  concentration  limits  established  by  the  BHCA),  the  Federal  Reserve  may  allow  a  bank  holding  company  to  acquire  banks  located  in  any  state  of  the  United  States.  In  approving  interstate
acquisitions, the Federal Reserve is required to give effect to applicable state law limitations on the aggregate amount of deposits that may be held by the acquiring bank holding company and its FDIC-
insured institution affiliates in the state in which the target bank is located (provided that those limits do not discriminate against out-of-state institutions or their holding companies) and state laws that
require that the target bank have been in existence for a minimum period of time (not to exceed five years) before being acquired by an out-of-state bank holding company. Furthermore, in accordance
with the Dodd-Frank Act, bank holding companies must be well-capitalized and well-managed in order to effect interstate mergers or acquisitions. For a discussion of the capital requirements, see “—
The Role of Capital” above.

The BHCA generally prohibits us from acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company that is not a bank and from engaging in any business other
than that of banking, managing and controlling banks or furnishing services to banks and their subsidiaries. This general prohibition is subject to a number of exceptions. The principal exception allows
bank holding companies to engage in, and to own shares of companies engaged in, certain businesses found by the Federal Reserve prior to November 11, 1999 to be “so closely related to banking ... as
to be a proper incident thereto.” This authority permits us to engage in a variety of banking-related businesses, including the ownership and operation of a savings association, or any entity engaged in
consumer finance, equipment leasing, the operation of a computer service bureau (including software development) and mortgage banking and brokerage services. The BHCA does not place territorial
restrictions on the domestic activities of nonbank subsidiaries of bank holding companies.

Additionally, bank holding companies that meet certain eligibility requirements prescribed by the BHCA and elect to operate as financial holding companies may engage in, or own shares in companies
engaged in, a wider range of nonbanking activities, including securities and insurance underwriting and sales, merchant banking and any other activity that the Federal Reserve, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, determines by regulation or order is financial in nature or incidental to any such financial activity or that the Federal Reserve determines by order to be complementary to any
such financial activity and does not pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of FDIC-insured institutions or the financial system generally. We have elected to operate as a financial holding
company. In order to maintain our status as a financial holding company, the Company and the Bank must be well-capitalized, well-managed, and the Bank must have a least a satisfactory CRA rating. If
the Federal Reserve determines that either the Company or the Bank is not well-capitalized  or well-managed, the Federal Reserve will provide a period of time in which to achieve compliance, but
during the period of noncompliance, the Federal Reserve may place any additional limitations on us that it deems appropriate. Furthermore, if non-compliance is based on the failure of the Bank to
achieve a satisfactory CRA rating, we would not be able to commence any new financial activities or acquire a company that engages in such activities.

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Change in Control. Federal  law  prohibits  any  person  or  company  from  acquiring  “control”  of  an  FDIC-insured  depository  institution  or  its  holding  company  without  prior  notice  to  the  appropriate
federal bank regulator. “Control” is conclusively presumed to exist upon the acquisition of 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of a bank or bank holding company, but may arise under
certain circumstances between 10% and 24.99% ownership.

Capital Requirements. We are required to maintain consolidated capital in accordance with Federal Reserve capital adequacy requirements. For a discussion of capital requirements, see “—The Role of
Capital” above.

Dividend Payments. Our  ability  to  pay  dividends  to  our  shareholders  may  be  affected  by  both  general  corporate  law  considerations  and  policies  of  the  Federal  Reserve  applicable  to  bank  holding
companies. As an Iowa corporation, we are subject to the limitations of Iowa law, which allows us to pay dividends unless, after such dividend, (i) we would not be able to pay our debts as they become
due in the usual course of business or (ii) our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus any amount that would be needed if we were to be dissolved at the time of the dividend
payment, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose rights are superior to the rights of the shareholders receiving the distribution.

As  a  general  matter,  the  Federal  Reserve  has  indicated  that  the  board  of  directors  of  a  bank  holding  company  should  eliminate,  defer  or  significantly  reduce  dividends  to  shareholders  if:  (i)  the
company’s net income available to shareholders for the past four quarters, net of dividends previously paid during that period, is not sufficient to fully fund the dividends; (ii) the prospective rate of
earnings retention is inconsistent with the company’s capital needs and overall current and prospective financial condition; or (iii) the company will not meet, or is in danger of not meeting, its minimum
regulatory  capital  adequacy  ratios.  These  factors  have  come  into  consideration  in  the  industry  as  a  result  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic.  Due  to  the  impact  of  the  goodwill  impairment  charge  on  our
earnings during the third quarter of 2020, we were required to receive approval from the FRB prior to declaring a dividend. Such approval was received from the FRB prior to the declaration of a cash
dividend of $0.22 per share by the board of directors of the Company on October 28, 2020. The Federal Reserve also possesses enforcement powers over bank holding companies and their nonbank
subsidiaries to prevent or remedy actions that represent unsafe or unsound practices or violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the ability to proscribe the payment of
dividends by banks and bank holding companies. In addition, under the Basel III Rules, institutions that seek the freedom to pay dividends have to maintain 2.5% in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
attributable to the capital conservation buffer. See “—The Role of Capital” above.

Incentive Compensation. There have been a number of developments in recent years focused on incentive compensation plans sponsored by bank holding companies and banks, reflecting recognition by
the bank regulatory agencies and Congress that flawed incentive compensation practices in the financial industry were one of many factors contributing to the global financial crisis. Layered on top of
that are the abuses in the headlines dealing with product cross-selling incentive plans. The result is interagency guidance on sound incentive compensation practices.

The interagency guidance recognized three core principles. Effective incentive plans should: (i) provide employees incentives that appropriately balance risk and reward; (ii) be compatible with effective
controls and risk-management; and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the organization’s board of directors. Much of the guidance addresses
large banking organizations and, because of the size and complexity of their operations, the regulators expect those organizations to maintain systematic and formalized policies, procedures, and systems
for  ensuring  that  the  incentive  compensation  arrangements  for  all  executive  and  non-executive  employees  covered  by  this  guidance  are  identified  and  reviewed,  and  appropriately  balance  risks  and
rewards. Smaller banking organizations like us that use incentive compensation arrangements are expected to be less extensive, formalized, and detailed than those of the larger banks.

Monetary Policy. The monetary policy of the Federal Reserve has a significant effect on the operating results of financial or bank holding companies and their subsidiaries, and this is evidenced in its
reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the tools available to the Federal Reserve to affect the money supply are open market transactions in U.S. government securities and changes in the discount
rate  on bank borrowings. These means  are  used in varying  combinations  to influence  overall  growth and distribution  of bank loans, investments  and deposits,  and their  use may affect  interest  rates
charged on loans or paid on deposits.

Federal Securities Regulation. Our common stock is registered with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Consequently, we are subject to the information, proxy solicitation, insider trading and other restrictions and requirements of the SEC under the Exchange Act.

Corporate Governance. The Dodd-Frank Act addressed  many investor  protection,  corporate  governance  and executive  compensation  matters  that  will  affect  most  U.S. publicly  traded companies.  It
increased  shareholder  influence  over  boards  of directors  by requiring  companies  to  give shareholders  a  nonbinding vote on  executive  compensation  and  so-called  “golden  parachute”  payments,  and
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for their own candidates using a company’s proxy materials. The legislation also directed the Federal Reserve to promulgate rules prohibiting excessive compensation paid to executives of bank holding
companies, regardless of whether such companies are publicly traded.

Supervision and Regulation of the Bank

General. The Bank is an Iowa-chartered bank. The deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) to the maximum extent provided under federal law and FDIC
regulations, currently $250,000 per insured depositor category. As an Iowa-chartered FDIC-insured bank, the Bank is subject to the examination, supervision, reporting and enforcement requirements of
the Iowa Division, the chartering authority for Iowa banks, and the FDIC, designated by federal law as the primary federal regulator of insured state banks that, like the Bank, are not members of the
Federal Reserve System (nonmember banks).

Deposit Insurance. As an FDIC-insured institution, the Bank is required to pay deposit insurance premium assessments to the FDIC. The FDIC has adopted a risk-based assessment system whereby
FDIC-insured  institutions  pay  insurance  premiums  at  rates  based  on  their  risk  classification.  For  institutions  like  the  Bank  that  are  not  considered  large  and  highly  complex  banking  organizations,
assessments are now based on examination ratings and financial ratios. The total base assessment rates currently range from 1.5 basis points to 30 basis points. At least semi-annually, the FDIC updates
its loss and income projections for the DIF and, if needed, increases or decreases the assessment rates, following notice and comment on proposed rulemaking.

The reserve ratio is the FDIC insurance fund balance divided by estimated insured deposits. The Dodd-Frank Act altered the minimum reserve ratio of the DIF, increasing the minimum from 1.15% to
1.35%  of  the  estimated  amount  of  total  insured  deposits.  The  reserve  ratio  reached  1.36%  as  of  September  30,  2018,  exceeding  the  statutory  required  minimum.  As  a  result,  the  FDIC  provided
assessment credits to insured depository institutions, like the Bank, with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion for the portion of their regular assessments that contributed to growth in the
reserve ratio between 1.15% and 1.35%. The FDIC applied the small bank credits for quarterly assessment periods beginning July 1, 2019. However, the reserve ratio then fell to 1.30% in 2020 as a
result of extraordinary insured deposit growth caused by an unprecedented inflow of more than $1 trillion in estimated insured deposits in the first half of 2020, stemming mainly from the COVID-19
pandemic. Although the FDIC could have ceased the small bank credits, it waived the requirement that the reserve ratio be at least 1.35% for full remittance of the remaining assessment credits, and it
refunded all small bank credits as of September 30, 2020.

Supervisory Assessments. All Iowa banks are required to pay supervisory assessments to the Iowa Division to fund the operations of that agency. The amount of the assessment is calculated on the basis
of the Bank’s total assets. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Bank paid supervisory assessments to the Iowa Division totaling approximately $174,000.

Capital Requirements. Banks are generally required to maintain capital levels in excess of other businesses. For a discussion of capital requirements, see “The Role of Capital” above.

Liquidity Requirements. Liquidity is a measure of the ability and ease with which bank assets may be converted to cash. Liquid assets are those that can be converted to cash quickly if needed to meet
financial obligations. To remain viable, FDIC-insured institutions must have enough liquid assets to meet their near-term obligations, such as withdrawals by depositors. Because the global financial
crisis was in part a liquidity crisis, Basel III also includes a liquidity framework that requires FDIC-insured institutions to measure their liquidity against specific liquidity tests. One test, referred to as the
liquidity coverage ratio, or LCR, is designed to ensure that the banking entity has an adequate stock of unencumbered high-quality liquid assets that can be converted easily and immediately in private
markets into cash to meet liquidity needs for a 30-calendar day liquidity stress scenario. The other test, known as the net stable funding ratio, or NSFR, is designed to promote more medium- and long-
term funding of the assets and activities of FDIC-insured institutions over a one-year horizon. These tests provide an incentive for banks and holding companies to increase their holdings in Treasury
securities and other sovereign debt as a component of assets, increase the use of long-term debt as a funding source and rely on stable funding like core deposits (in lieu of brokered deposits).

In addition to liquidity guidelines already in place, the federal bank regulatory agencies implemented the Basel III LCR in September 2014, which requires large financial firms to hold levels of liquid
assets sufficient to protect against constraints on their funding during times of financial turmoil, and in 2016 proposed implementation of the NSFR. While these rules do not, and will not, apply to the
Bank, we continue to review our liquidity risk management policies in light of developments.

Dividend Payments. The primary source of funds for the Company is dividends from the Bank. Under the Iowa Banking Act, Iowa-chartered banks generally may pay dividends only out of undivided
profits. The Iowa Division may restrict the declaration or payment of a dividend by an Iowa-chartered bank, such as the Bank. The payment of dividends by any FDIC-insured institution is affected by
the requirement  to maintain  adequate capital  pursuant to applicable  capital  adequacy guidelines  and regulations,  and a FDIC-insured institution generally  is prohibited from paying any dividends if,
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thereof, the institution would be undercapitalized. As described above, the Bank exceeded its capital requirements under applicable guidelines as of December 31, 2020. Notwithstanding the availability
of funds for dividends, however, the FDIC and the Iowa Division may prohibit the payment of dividends by the Bank if either or both determine such payment would constitute an unsafe or unsound
practice. In addition, under the Basel III Rules, institutions that seek the freedom to pay dividends have to maintain 2.5% in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital attributable to the capital conservation buffer.
See “—The Role of Capital” above.

State Bank Investments and Activities. The Bank is permitted to make investments and engage in activities directly or through subsidiaries as authorized by Iowa law. However, under federal law and
FDIC regulations, FDIC-insured state banks are prohibited, subject to certain exceptions, from making or retaining equity investments of a type, or in an amount, that are not permissible for a national
bank. Federal law and FDIC regulations also prohibit FDIC-insured state banks and their subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, from engaging as principal in any activity that is not permitted for a
national bank unless the bank meets, and continues to meet, its minimum regulatory capital requirements and the FDIC determines that the activity would not pose a significant risk to the DIF. These
restrictions have not had, and are not currently expected to have, a material impact on the operations of the Bank.

Insider Transactions. The Bank is subject to certain restrictions imposed by federal law on “covered transactions” between the Bank and its “affiliates.” The Company is an affiliate of the Bank for
purposes  of  these  restrictions,  and  covered  transactions  subject  to  the  restrictions  include  extensions  of  credit  to  the  Company,  investments  in  the  stock  or  other  securities  of  the  Company  and  the
acceptance of the stock or other securities of the Company as collateral for loans made by the Bank. The Dodd-Frank Act enhanced the requirements for certain transactions with affiliates, including an
expansion of the definition of “covered transactions” and an increase in the amount of time for which collateral requirements regarding covered transactions must be maintained.

Certain limitations and reporting requirements are also placed on extensions of credit by the Bank to its directors and officers, to directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, to principal
shareholders of the Company and to “related interests” of such directors, officers and principal shareholders. In addition, federal law and regulations may affect the terms upon which any person who is a
director or officer of the Company or the Bank, or a principal shareholder of the Company, may obtain credit from banks with which the Bank maintains a correspondent relationship.

Safety and Soundness Standards/Risk Management. The federal banking agencies have adopted operational and managerial standards to promote the safety and soundness of FDIC-insured institutions.
The standards apply to internal controls, information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, compensation, fees and benefits, asset
quality and earnings.

In  general,  the  safety  and  soundness  standards  prescribe  the  goals  to  be  achieved  in  each  area,  and  each  institution  is  responsible  for  establishing  its  own  procedures  to  achieve  those  goals.  While
regulatory  standards  do not have the force  of law, if an institution  operates  in an unsafe  and unsound manner,  the FDIC-insured institution’s  primary  federal  regulator  may require  the institution  to
submit a plan for achieving and maintaining compliance. If an FDIC-insured institution fails to submit an acceptable compliance plan, or fails in any material respect to implement a compliance plan that
has been accepted by its primary federal regulator, the regulator is required to issue an order directing the institution to cure the deficiency. Until the deficiency cited in the regulator’s order is cured, the
regulator may restrict the FDIC-insured institution’s rate of growth, require the FDIC-insured institution to increase its capital, restrict the rates the institution pays on deposits or require the institution to
take  any  action  the  regulator  deems  appropriate  under  the  circumstances.  Noncompliance  with  safety  and  soundness  may  also  constitute  grounds  for  other  enforcement  action  by  the  federal  bank
regulatory agencies, including cease and desist orders and civil money penalty assessments.

During the past decade, the bank regulatory agencies have increasingly emphasized the importance of sound risk management processes and strong internal controls when evaluating the activities of the
FDIC-insured  institutions  they  supervise.  Properly  managing  risks  has  been  identified  as  critical  to  the  conduct  of  safe  and  sound  banking  activities  and  has  become  even  more  important  as  new
technologies,  product  innovation,  and  the  size  and  speed  of  financial  transactions  have  changed  the  nature  of  banking  markets.  The  agencies  have  identified  a  spectrum  of  risks  facing  a  banking
institution including, but not limited to, credit, market, liquidity, operational, legal and reputational risk. The federal bank regulators have identified key risk themes for 2021 as: credit risk management
given projected weaker economic conditions and commercial and residential real estate concentration risk management. The agencies will also be monitoring banks for their transition away from LIBOR
as  a  reference  rate,  compliance  risk  management  related  to  COVID-19  pandemic-related  activities,  Bank  Secrecy  Act/anti-money  laundering  (“AML”)  compliance,  cybersecurity,  planning  for  and
implementation  of  the  CECL  accounting  standard,  and  CRA  performance.  The  Bank  is  expected  to  have  active  board  and  senior  management  oversight;  adequate  policies,  procedures  and  limits;
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Privacy and Cybersecurity. The Bank is subject to many U.S. federal and state laws and regulations governing requirements for maintaining policies and procedures to protect non-public confidential
information of their customers. These laws require the Bank to periodically disclose its privacy policies and practices relating to sharing such information and permit consumers to opt out of their ability
to share information with unaffiliated third parties under certain circumstances. They also impact the Bank’s ability to share certain information with affiliates and non-affiliates for marketing and/or
non-marketing  purposes,  or  to  contact  customers  with  marketing  offers.  In  addition,  the  Bank  is  required  to  implement  a  comprehensive  information  security  program  that  includes  administrative,
technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information. These security and privacy policies and procedures, for the protection of personal and
confidential information, are in effect across all businesses and geographic locations.

Branching Authority. Iowa banks, such as the Bank, have the authority under Iowa law to establish branches anywhere in the State of Iowa, subject to receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The
establishment of new interstate branches has historically been permitted only in those states the laws of which expressly authorize such expansion. The Dodd-Frank Act permits well-capitalized and
well-managed banks to establish new interstate branches or the acquisition of individual branches of a bank in another state (rather than the acquisition of an out-of-state bank in its entirety) without
impediments. Federal law permits state and national banks to merge with banks in other states subject to: (i) regulatory approval; (ii) federal and state deposit concentration limits; and (iii) state law
limitations requiring the merging bank to have been in existence for a minimum period of time (not to exceed five years) prior to the merger.

Transaction Account Reserves. Federal law requires FDIC-insured institutions to maintain reserves against their transaction accounts (primarily NOW and regular checking accounts) to provide liquidity.
Reserves are maintained on deposit at the Federal Reserve Banks. The reserve requirements are subject to annual adjustment by the Federal Reserve, and, for 2020, the Federal Reserve had determined
that the first $16.9 million of otherwise reservable balances had a zero percent reserve requirement; for transaction accounts aggregating between $16.9 million to $127.5 million, the reserve requirement
was  3%  of  those  transaction  account  balances;  and  for  net  transaction  accounts  in  excess  of  $127.5  million,  the  reserve  requirement  was  10%  of  the  aggregate  amount  of  total  transaction  account
balances in excess of $127.5 million. However, in March 2020, in an unprecedented move, the Federal Reserve announced that the banking system had ample reserves, and, as reserve requirements no
longer played a significant role in this regime, it reduced all reserve tranches to zero percent, thereby freeing banks from the reserve maintenance requirement. The action permits the Bank to loan or
invest funds that were previously unavailable. The Federal Reserve has indicated that it expects to continue to operate in an ample reserves regime for the foreseeable future.

Community  Reinvestment  Act  Requirements.  The  CRA  requires  the  Bank  to  have  a  continuing  and  affirmative  obligation  in  a  safe  and  sound  manner  to  help  meet  the  credit  needs  of  the  entire
community,  including  low-  and  moderate-income  neighborhoods.  Federal  regulators  regularly  assess  the  Bank’s  record  of  meeting  the  credit  needs  of  its  communities.  Applications  for  additional
acquisitions would be affected by the evaluation of the Bank’s effectiveness in meeting its CRA requirements.

Anti-Money Laundering. The USA PATRIOT Act is designed to deny terrorists and criminals the ability to obtain access to the U.S. financial system and has significant implications for FDIC-insured
institutions, brokers, dealers and other businesses involved in the transfer of money. The USA PATRIOT Act, along with other legal authority, mandates financial services companies to have policies
and procedures with respect to measures designed to address any or all of the following matters: (i) customer identification programs; (ii) money laundering; (iii) terrorist financing; (iv) identifying and
reporting suspicious activities and currency transactions; (v) currency crimes; and (vi) cooperation between FDIC-insured institutions and law enforcement authorities.

Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate. Concentration risk exists when FDIC-insured institutions deploy too many assets to any one industry or segment. A concentration in commercial real estate is
one example of regulatory concern. The interagency Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices guidance (“CRE Guidance”) provides supervisory criteria,
including the following numerical indicators, to assist bank examiners in identifying banks with potentially significant commercial real estate loan concentrations that may warrant greater supervisory
scrutiny: (i) commercial real estate loans exceeding 300% of capital and increasing 50% or more in the preceding three years; or (ii) construction and land development loans exceeding 100% of capital.
The  CRE  Guidance  does  not  limit  banks’  levels  of  commercial  real  estate  lending  activities,  but  rather  guides  institutions  in  developing  risk  management  practices  and  levels  of  capital  that  are
commensurate with the level and nature of their commercial real estate concentrations. On December 18, 2015, the federal banking agencies issued a statement to reinforce prudent risk-management
practices related to CRE lending, having observed substantial growth in many CRE asset and lending markets, increased competitive pressures, rising CRE concentrations in banks, and an easing of CRE
underwriting standards. The federal bank agencies reminded FDIC-insured institutions to maintain underwriting discipline and exercise prudent risk-management practices to identify, measure, monitor,
and manage the risks arising from CRE lending. In addition, FDIC-insured institutions must maintain capital commensurate with the level and nature of their CRE concentration risk. As of December 31,
2020, the Bank did not exceed these guidelines.

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Consumer Financial Services. The historical structure of federal consumer protection regulation applicable to all providers of consumer financial products and services changed significantly on July 21,
2011, when the CFPB commenced operations to supervise and enforce consumer protection laws. The CFPB has broad rulemaking authority for a wide range of consumer protection laws that apply to
all providers of consumer products and services, including the Bank, as well as the authority to prohibit “unfair, deceptive or abusive” acts and practices. The CFPB has examination and enforcement
authority over providers with more than $10 billion in assets. FDIC-insured institutions with $10 billion or less in assets, like the Bank, continue to be examined by their applicable bank regulators.

Because abuses in connection with residential mortgages were a significant factor contributing to the financial crisis, many new rules issued by the CFPB and required by the Dodd-Frank Act addressed
mortgage and mortgage-related products, their underwriting, origination, servicing and sales. The Dodd-Frank Act significantly expanded underwriting requirements applicable to loans secured by 1-4
family  residential  real  property  and  augmented  federal  law  combating  predatory  lending  practices.  In  addition  to  numerous  disclosure  requirements,  the  Dodd‑Frank  Act  imposed  new standards  for
mortgage  loan  originations  on  all  lenders,  including  banks  and  savings  associations,  in  an  effort  to  strongly  encourage  lenders  to  verify  a  borrower’s  ability  to  repay,  while  also  establishing  a
presumption of compliance for certain “qualified mortgages.” The CFPB has from time to time released additional rules as to qualified mortgages and the borrower’s ability to repay, most recently in
October of 2020. The CFPB’s rules have not had a significant impact on our operations, except for higher compliance costs.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS.

An investment in our securities is subject to risks inherent in our business. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below together with
all of the other information included in this report. In addition to the risks and uncertainties described below, other risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be
immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The value or market price of our securities could decline due to any of these identified or
other risks, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Economic and Market Risks

Our business is concentrated in and largely dependent upon the continued growth and welfare of the Iowa and Minneapolis/St. Paul markets.

We operate primarily in the central and eastern Iowa and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota markets and their surrounding communities in the upper-Midwest. As a result, our financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows are significantly impacted by changes in the economic conditions in those areas. Our success depends to a significant extent upon the business activity, population, income
levels, deposits and real estate activity in these markets. Although our customers’ businesses and financial interests may extend well beyond these market areas, adverse economic conditions that affect
these market areas could reduce our growth rate, affect the ability of our customers to repay their loans to us, affect the value of collateral underlying loans and generally affect our financial condition
and results of operations. Unfavorable or uncertain economic and market conditions can be caused by declines in economic growth, business activity or investor or business confidence; limitations on the
availability or increases in the cost of credit and capital; increases in inflation or interest rates; high unemployment; uncertainty in U.S. trade policies, legislation, treaties and tariffs; natural disasters;
acts of war or terrorism; widespread disease or pandemics; or a combination of these or other factors. Because of our geographic concentration, we are less able than other regional or national financial
institutions to diversify our credit risks across multiple markets.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to an economic recession and had other adverse effects on the U.S. economy and has disrupted our operations. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has also
adversely  impacted  certain  industries  in  which  our  clients  operate  and  impaired  their  ability  to  fulfill  their  financial  obligations  to  us.  The  ultimate  impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  our
business remains uncertain but may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

The  COVID-19  pandemic  continues  to  negatively  impact  the  United  States  and  the  world.  The  spread  of  COVID-19  has  negatively  impacted  the  U.S.  economy  at  large,  and  small  businesses  in
particular, and has affected our operations. The responses on the part of the U.S. and global governments and populations have created a recessionary environment, reduced economic activity and caused
significant volatility in the global stock markets. We have experienced significant disruptions across our business due to these effects, which may in future periods lead to decreased earnings, significant
loan defaults and slowdowns in our loan collections. We expect increased unemployment and recessionary concerns will adversely affect mortgage originations and loan revenue in future periods. The
ultimate  impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  our  business  remains  uncertain  but  may  have  a  material  and  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations  and  growth
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a decline in the businesses of certain of our clients, a decrease in consumer confidence, an increase in unemployment, and a disruption in the services provided
by  our  vendors.  Continued  disruptions  to  our  clients’  businesses  could  result  in  increased  risk  of  delinquencies,  defaults,  foreclosures,  and  losses  on  our  loans,  negatively  impact  regional  economic
conditions, result in declines in local loan demand, liquidity of loan guarantors, the value of loan collateral (particularly in real estate), loan originations, and deposit availability and negatively impact
the implementation of our growth strategy. Although the U.S. government introduced a number of programs designed to soften the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses, our borrowers may still not
be able to satisfy their financial obligations to us.

In addition, COVID-19 has impacted and likely will continue to impact the financial ability of businesses and consumers to borrow money, which would negatively impact loan volumes. Certain of our
borrowers are in, or have exposure to, the non-essential retail, restaurants, hotels, CRE-retail, and arts, entertainment and gaming industries and are located in areas that are, or were, quarantined or under
stay-at-home orders. COVID-19 may also have an adverse effect on our commercial real estate portfolio, particularly with respect to real estate with exposure to these industries, and our consumer loan
portfolios.  As  COVID-19  cases  have  begun  to  surge  in  recent  months,  any  new  or  prolonged  quarantine  or  stay-at-home  orders  would  have  a  negative  adverse  impact  on  these  borrowers  and  their
revenue streams, which consequently impacts their ability to meet their financial obligations to us and could result in loan defaults.

The ultimate extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on our business will depend on many factors, primarily including the speed and extent of any recovery from the related economic recession.
Among other things, this will depend on the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in our markets, the development, distribution and supply of vaccines, therapies and other public health
initiatives to control the spread of the disease, the nature and size of federal economic stimulus and other governmental efforts, and the possibility of additional state lockdown or stay-at-home orders in
our markets in response to the recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.

The initial distribution of vaccines has been slow, and there may continue to be challenges with producing and distributing sufficient quantities of the vaccines. If the general public is unwilling or unable
to access effective vaccines and therapies, this may also prolong the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, new variants of COVID-19 may increase the spread or severity of COVID-19 and previously
developed vaccines and therapies may not be as effective against new COVID-19 variants.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic we may experience adverse financial consequences due to a number of other factors, including but not limited to:

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a further and sustained decline in our stock price or the occurrence of what management would deem to be a triggering event that could, under certain circumstances, cause management to
perform additional impairment testing on our goodwill and other intangible assets that could result in an additional impairment charge being recorded for that period, and adversely impact our
results of operations and the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to us. The Company incurred a $31.5 million goodwill impairment charge in the third quarter of 2020;
increased demand on our liquidity as we meet borrowers’ needs, experience significant credit deterioration, and cover expenses related to our business continuity plan;
the potential for reduced liquidity and its negative affect on our capital and leverage ratios;
the negative effect on earnings resulting from the Bank modifying loans and agreeing to loan payment deferrals due to the COVID-19 crisis;
the modification of our business practices, including with respect to branch operations, employee travel, employee work locations, participation in meetings, events and conferences, and related
changes for our vendors and other business partners;
increases in federal and state taxes as a result of the effects of the pandemic and stimulus programs on governmental budgets;
an increase in FDIC premiums if the agency experiences additional resolution costs relating to bank failures;
increased cyber and payment fraud risk due to increased online and remote activity; and
other operational failures due to changes in our normal business practices because of the pandemic and governmental actions to contain it.

Overall,  we  believe  that  the  economic  impact  from  COVID-19  could  have  a  material  and  adverse  impact  on  our  business  and  result  in  significant  losses  in  our  loan  portfolio,  all  of  which  would
adversely and materially impact our earnings and capital. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, we may continue to experience materially adverse impacts to our business as a result of the
global  economic  impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  including  the  availability  of  credit,  adverse  impacts  on  liquidity  and  any  recession  that  has  occurred  or  may  occur  in  the  future.  There  are  no
comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may have, and, as a result, the ultimate impact of the pandemic is highly uncertain and
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The U.S. government and banking regulators, including the FRB, have taken a number of unprecedented actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which could ultimately have a material
adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the CARES Act, which established a $2.0 trillion economic stimulus package, including cash payments to individuals, supplemental unemployment
insurance benefits and a $349 billion loan program administered through the SBA referred to as the PPP. In addition, on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021, a $900.0 billion COVID-19 relief package that includes an additional $284.5 billion in PPP funding, and Congress is in the process of negotiating additional stimulus bills and other actions in
response to COVID-19. In addition to implementing the programs contemplated by these acts, the federal bank regulatory agencies have issued a steady stream of guidance in response to the COVID-19
pandemic and have taken a number of unprecedented steps to help banks navigate the pandemic and mitigate its impact. These include, without limitation:

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requiring banks to focus on business continuity and pandemic planning;
adding pandemic scenarios to stress testing;
encouraging bank use of capital conservation buffers and reserves in lending programs;
permitting certain regulatory reporting extensions;
reducing margin requirements on swaps;
permitting certain otherwise prohibited investments in investment funds;
issuing guidance to encourage banks to work with customers affected by the pandemic and encourage loan workouts; and
providing credit under the CRA for certain pandemic-related loans, investments and public service.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the financial markets, and the FRB has taken a number of actions in response.

In March  2020, the FRB dramatically  reduced  the target  federal  funds rate  and announced  a $700 billion  quantitative  easing  program  in response  to the  expected  economic  downturn caused  by the
COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the FRB reduced the interest that it pays on excess reserves. We expect that these reductions in interest rates, especially if prolonged, could adversely affect our net
interest  income,  our  net  interest  margin  and  our  profitability.  The  FRB  also  launched  the  Main  Street  Lending  Program,  which  offers  deferred  interest  on  four-year  loans  to  small  and  mid-sized
businesses. The Main Street Lending Program terminated on January 8, 2021. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business activities as a result of new government and regulatory laws,
policies, programs and guidelines, as well as market reactions to such activities, remains uncertain but may ultimately have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

COVID-19 has disrupted banking and other financial activities in the areas in which we operate and could potentially create widespread business continuity issues for us.

The  COVID-19 pandemic  has  impacted  the  ability  of  our  employees  and  clients  to  engage  in  banking  and  other  financial  transactions  in  the  geographic  areas  in  which  we  operate  and  could  create
widespread business continuity issues for us. We also could be adversely affected if key personnel or a significant number of employees were to become unavailable due to the effects and restrictions of
an outbreak or escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in our market areas, including because of illness, quarantines, government actions or other restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although we have business continuity plans and other safeguards in place, there is no assurance that such plans and safeguards will be effective. Further, we rely upon our third-party vendors to conduct
business and to process, record, and monitor transactions. If any of these vendors are unable to continue to provide us with these services, it could negatively impact our ability to serve our clients.

We are subject to interest rate risk, which could adversely affect our financial condition and profitability.

Shifts in short-term interest rates may reduce our net interest income, which is the principal component of our earnings. The impact on earnings can be adverse when the slope of the yield curve flattens,
that is, when short-term interest rates increase more than long-term interest rates or when long-term interest rates decrease more than short-term interest rates.

Changes in interest rates also can affect the value of loans, securities and other assets. An increase in interest rates that adversely affects the ability of borrowers to pay the principal or interest on loans
may lead to an increase in nonperforming assets and a reduction of income recognized, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. Rising interest rates will
likely result in a decline in fair value of our fixed-rate debt securities. Unrealized losses due to changes in interest rates on available for sale securities are recognized in other comprehensive income and
reduce  total  shareholders’  equity  and  do  not  negatively  impact  our  regulatory  capital  ratios.  However,  tangible  common  equity  and  the  associated  ratios  used  by  many  investors  would  be  reduced.
Realized losses from debt securities sales reduce our regulatory capital ratios.

In March 2020, the FRB reduced the target federal funds rate to a range of 0.0 - 0.25%. We expect that this reduction in interest rates, especially if prolonged, could adversely affect our net interest
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We  measure  interest  rate  risk  under  various  rate  scenarios  and  using  specific  criteria  and  assumptions.  A  summary  of  this  process,  along  with  the  results  of  our  net  interest  income  simulations,  is
included  at  Item  7A.  Quantitative  and  Qualitative  Disclosures  About  Market  Risk under  “Interest  Rate  Risk.” Although  we  believe  our  current  level  of  interest  rate  sensitivity  is  reasonable  and
effectively managed, significant fluctuations in interest rates may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Monetary policies and regulations of the Federal Reserve could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition to being affected by general economic conditions, our earnings and growth are affected by the policies of the Federal Reserve. An important function of the Federal Reserve is to regulate the
money supply and credit conditions. Among the instruments used by the Federal Reserve to implement these objectives are open market operations in U.S. government securities, adjustments of the
discount rate and changes in reserve requirements against bank deposits. These instruments are used in varying combinations to influence overall economic growth and the distribution of credit, bank
loans, investments and deposits. Their use also affects interest rates charged on loans or paid on deposits.

The monetary policies and regulations of the Federal Reserve have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. The
effects of such policies upon our business, financial condition and results of operations cannot be predicted.

We are subject to risk concerning the discontinuance of LIBOR.

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the authority that regulates LIBOR) announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. We have
exposure  to  LIBOR  in  various  aspects  through  our  financial  contracts. Instruments  that  may  be  impacted  include  loans,  securities,  deposits,  subordinated  debentures  and  derivatives,  among  other
financial  contracts  indexed  to  LIBOR  and  that  mature  after  December  31,  2021.  The  Alternative  Reference  Rates  Committee  ("ARRC")  has  proposed  that  the  Secured  Overnight  Financing  Rate
("SOFR") is the rate that represents best practice as the alternative to LIBOR for use in derivatives and other financial contracts that are currently indexed to LIBOR. ARRC has proposed a paced market
transition plan to SOFR from LIBOR, and organizations are currently working on industry wide and company specific transition plans as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to LIBOR.

Given the extensive use of LIBOR across financial markets, the transition to an alternative rate presents various risks that could adversely impact the value of and return on the Company’s existing
instruments and contracts. In particular, any such transition could:

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adversely  affect  the  interest  rates  paid  or  received  on,  the  revenue  and  expenses  associated  with,  and  the  value  of  our  floating-rate  obligations,  loans,  securities,  deposits,  subordinated
debentures, derivatives, and other financial instruments tied to LIBOR rates, or other securities or financial arrangements given LIBOR’s role in determining market interest rates globally;
prompt inquiries or other actions from regulators with respect to our preparation and readiness for the replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate;
result  in  disputes,  litigation  or  other  actions  with  counterparties  regarding  the  interpretation  and  enforceability  of  certain  fallback  language,  or  lack  of  fallback  language,  in  LIBOR-based
instruments; and
require  the  transition  to  or  development  of  appropriate  systems  and  analytics  to  effectively  transition  our  risk  management  processes  from  LIBOR-based  products  to  those  based  on  the
applicable alternative pricing benchmark, such as SOFR.

The manner and impact of this transition, as well as the effect of these developments on our funding costs, loan and investment and trading securities portfolios, asset-liability management, and business,
is uncertain.

We could recognize losses on securities held in our securities portfolio, particularly if interest rates increase or economic and market conditions deteriorate.

As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of our securities portfolio was approximately $1.7 billion. Factors beyond our control can significantly influence the fair value of securities in our portfolio and
can cause potential adverse changes to the fair value of these securities.  For example,  fixed-rate  securities acquired  by us are generally  subject to decreases in market value when interest  rates rise.
Additional factors include, but are not limited to, rating agency downgrades of the securities, defaults by the issuer or individual mortgagors with respect to the underlying securities, and instability in the
credit  markets.  Any  of  the  foregoing  factors  could  result  in  the  recognition  of  a  loss  through  earnings.  Because  of  changing  economic  and  market  conditions  affecting  interest  rates,  the  financial
condition of issuers of the securities and the performance of the underlying collateral, we may recognize realized and/or unrealized losses in future periods, which could have an adverse effect on our
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Weather-related events and other natural disasters, as well as man-made disasters, could cause a disruption in our operations or other consequences that could have an adverse impact on financial
results and condition.

A significant portion of our operations are located in areas that are susceptible to floods, droughts, tornadoes and other severe weather events. Severe weather events, such as the derecho experienced in
2020, could cause disruptions to our operations and could have a material adverse effect on our overall business, results of operations or financial condition. While we maintain insurance covering many
of these weather-related events, including coverage for lost profits and extra expense, there is no insurance against the disruption that a severe weather event could produce to the markets that we serve
and the resulting adverse impact on our borrowers to timely repay their loans and the value of any collateral held by us. The severity and impact of weather-related events are difficult to predict and may
be exacerbated by global climate change.

Credit and Lending Risks

We must manage our credit risk effectively.

There are risks inherent in making any loan, including risks inherent in dealing with individual borrowers, risks of nonpayment, risks resulting from uncertainties as to the future value of collateral and
cash flows available to service debt and risks resulting from changes in economic and industry conditions. In addition, we primarily serve the banking and financial services needs of small to mid-sized
businesses. These businesses generally have fewer financial resources in terms of capital or borrowing capacity than larger entities, may be more vulnerable to economic downturns, may experience
volatility in operating results, and may have elevated business continuity risk due to the limited size of the management group, any of which may impair a borrower’s ability to repay a loan. We attempt
to minimize our credit risk through prudent loan application approval procedures, careful monitoring of the concentration of our loans within specific industries and periodic independent reviews of
outstanding loans by our credit review department. We periodically examine our credit process and implement changes to improve our procedures and standards. However, we cannot assure you that
such approval and monitoring procedures will reduce these credit risks. If the overall economic climate in the United States, generally, or our market areas, specifically, declines, or even if it does not,
our borrowers may experience difficulties in repaying their loans, and the level of nonperforming loans, charge-offs and delinquencies could rise and require increases in the provision for loan losses,
which would cause our net income and return on equity to decrease.

Our loan portfolio has a significant concentration of commercial real estate loans, which involve risks specific to real estate value.

Commercial  real  estate  lending  comprises  a  significant  portion  of  our  lending  business.  Specifically,  commercial  real  estate  loans  were  approximately  49.8%  of  our  total  loan  portfolio  as  of
December 31, 2020. The market value of real estate securing our commercial real estate loans can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time as a result of market conditions in the geographic area in
which the real estate is located. Although a significant portion of such loans is secured by real estate as a secondary form of repayment, adverse developments affecting real estate values in one or more
of our markets could increase the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio. Additionally, the repayment of the commercial real estate loans generally is dependent, in large part, on sufficient income
from  the  properties  securing  the  loans  to  cover  operating  expenses  and  debt  service.  Economic  events  or  governmental  regulations  outside  of  the  control  of  the  borrower  or  lender  could  negatively
impact the future cash flow and market values of the affected properties.

If problems develop in the commercial real estate sector, particularly within one or more of our markets, the value of collateral securing our commercial real estate loans could decline, which could
adversely  affect  our  operating  results,  financial  condition  and/or  capital.  In  light  of  the  continued  general  uncertainty  that  exists  in  the  economy  and  credit  markets  nationally,  we  may  experience
deterioration in the performance of our commercial real estate loan customers.

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans make up a significant portion of our loan portfolio.

Commercial,  industrial  and  agricultural  loans  (including  credit  cards  and  commercially  related  overdrafts)  were  approximately  33.6%  of  our  total  loan  portfolio  as  of  December  31,  2020.  Our
commercial loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most often, this collateral is accounts
receivable, inventory and equipment. Credit support provided by the borrower for most of these loans and the probability of repayment is based on the liquidation value of the pledged collateral and
enforcement  of  a  personal  guarantee,  if  any  exists.  As  a  result,  in  the  case  of  loans  secured  by  accounts  receivable,  the  availability  of  funds  for  the  repayment  of  these  loans  may  be  substantially
dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers. The collateral securing these loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value
based on the success of the business. In addition, if the U.S. economy declines, this could harm the businesses of our commercial and industrial customers and reduce the value of the collateral securing
these loans.

Payments  on  agricultural  loans  are  dependent  on  the  successful  operation  or  management  of  the  farm  property.  The  success  of  the  farm  may  be  affected  by  many  factors  outside  the  control  of  the
borrower,  including  adverse  weather  conditions  that  prevent  the  planting  of  a  crop  or  limit  crop  yields,  such  as  hail,  drought  and  floods  (although  borrowers  may  attempt  to  mitigate  this  risk  by
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products both domestically  and internationally,  and the impact  of government  regulations,  including  changes  in price  supports, subsidies, tariffs,  trade  agreements,  and environmental  regulations.  In
addition, many farms are dependent on a limited number of key individuals whose injury or death may significantly affect the successful operation of the farm. If the cash flow from a farming operation
is diminished, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired. The primary crops in our market areas are corn and soybeans. Accordingly, adverse circumstances affecting these crops could
have an adverse effect on our agricultural portfolio. Likewise, agricultural operating loans involve a greater degree of risk than lending on residential properties, particularly in the case of loans that are
unsecured  or  secured  by  rapidly  depreciating  assets  such  as  farm  equipment  or  assets  such  as  livestock  or  crops.  In  these  cases,  any  repossessed  collateral  for  a  defaulted  loan  may  not  provide  an
adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation.

Our allowance for credit losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses in our loan portfolio.

We establish our allowance for credit losses at a level considered appropriate by management to absorb current expected credit losses based on an analysis of the portfolio, market environment and other
factors we deem relevant. The allowance for credit losses represents our estimate of current expected losses in the portfolio at each balance sheet date and is based upon relevant information available to
us. The allowance contains an allocation for loans specifically evaluated, as well as loans collectively evaluated. Additions to the allowance for credit losses, are estimated through the current expected
credit loss model, which reflects current and forecasted conditions. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for credit losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and
requires us to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Although management has established an allowance for credit losses it
believes is adequate to absorb current expected credit losses, the allowance may not be adequate. We could sustain credit losses that are significantly higher than the amount of our allowance for credit
losses. Higher loan losses could arise for a variety of reasons, including changes in economic, operating and other conditions within our markets, as well as changes in the financial condition, cash flows,
and  operations  of  our  borrowers.  At  December  31,  2020,  our  allowance  for  credit  losses  as  a  percentage  of  total  gross  loans  was  1.59%  and  as  a  percentage  of  total  nonperforming  loans  was
approximately 130.01%. An increase in the allowance for credit losses will result in a decrease in net income and, most likely, capital, and may have a material negative impact on our financial condition
and results of operations.

Nonperforming assets take significant time to resolve and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition, and could result in further losses in the future.

As of December 31, 2020, our nonperforming loans, which includes nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, totaled $42.7 million, or 1.23% of our loan portfolio.
Our nonperforming assets, which include nonperforming loans plus foreclosed assets, net, totaled $45.0 million, or 1.29% of loans.

Our nonperforming assets adversely affect our net income in various ways. We do not record interest income on nonaccrual loans or foreclosed assets, thereby adversely affecting our net income and
returns on assets and equity, increasing our loan administration costs and adversely affecting our efficiency ratio. When we take collateral in foreclosure and similar proceedings, we are required to mark
the collateral to its fair market value, which may result in a loss. These nonperforming loans and foreclosed assets also increase our risk profile and the capital our regulators believe is appropriate in
light  of  such  risks.  The  resolution  of  nonperforming  assets  requires  significant  time  commitments  from  management  and  can  be  detrimental  to  the  performance  of  their  other  responsibilities.  If  we
experience increases in nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets, our net interest income may be negatively impacted and our loan administration costs could increase, each of which could have an
adverse effect on our net income and related ratios, such as return on assets and equity.

We may encounter issues with environmental law compliance if we take possession, through foreclosure or otherwise, of the real property that secures a loan.

A significant portion of our loan portfolio is secured by real property. In the ordinary course of business, we may foreclose on and take title to properties securing certain loans. In doing so, there is a risk
that hazardous or toxic substances could be found on these properties. If hazardous or toxic substances are found, we may be liable for remediation costs, as well as for personal injury and property
damage. Environmental laws may require us to incur substantial expenses and may materially reduce the affected property's value or limit our ability to use or sell the affected property. In addition,
future laws or more stringent interpretations or enforcement policies with respect to existing laws may increase our exposure to environmental liability. The remediation costs and any other financial
liabilities associated with an environmental hazard could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Capital & Liquidity Risks

Liquidity risks could affect operations and jeopardize our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Liquidity is essential to our business. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our most
important source of funds consists of customer deposits. Deposit balances can decrease when customers perceive alternative investments, such as the stock market, provide a better risk/return trade-off.
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low  cost  source  of  funds,  which  would  require  us  to  seek  other,  potentially  higher  cost  funding  alternatives.  Other  primary  sources  of  funds  consist  of  cash  from  operations,  investment  securities
maturities and sales, and funds from sales of our stock. Additional liquidity is provided by brokered deposits, bank lines of credit, repurchase agreements and the ability to borrow from the Federal
Reserve Bank and the FHLB. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize our activities or on terms that are acceptable to us could be impaired by factors that affect us
directly or the financial services industry or economy in general, such as disruptions in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry.

Any decline in available funding could adversely impact our ability to originate loans, invest in securities, pay our expenses, pay dividends to our shareholders, or fulfill obligations such as repaying our
borrowings or meeting deposit withdrawal demands, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity, business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may desire or be required to raise additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available.

We are required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations. We intend to grow our business organically and to explore opportunities to
grow our business by taking advantage of attractive acquisition opportunities, and such growth plans may require us to raise additional capital to ensure that we have adequate levels of capital to support
such growth  on top of our  current  operations.  In  order  to accommodate  future  capital  needs,  we maintain  a universal  shelf  registration  statement,  which  allows for future  sale  up to $100 million  of
securities. Our ability to raise additional capital will depend on conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, including investor perceptions regarding the banking
industry, market conditions and governmental activities, and on our financial condition and performance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of our ability to raise additional capital, if needed or desired,
on terms acceptable to us. If we cannot raise additional capital when needed or desired, our ability to further expand our operations through internal growth or acquisitions could be materially impaired.

Downgrades  in  the  credit  rating  of  one  or  more  insurers  that  provide  credit  enhancement  for  our  state  and  municipal  securities  portfolio  may  have  an  adverse  impact  on  the  market  for,  and
valuation of, these types of securities.

We invest in tax-exempt and taxable state and local municipal securities, some of which are insured by monoline insurers. As of December 31, 2020, we had $628.3 million of municipal securities
(recorded values), which represented 37.9% of our total securities portfolio. Following the onset of the financial crisis, several of these insurers came under scrutiny by rating agencies. Even though
management generally purchases municipal securities on the overall credit strength of the issuer, the reduction in the credit rating of an insurer may negatively impact the market for and valuation of our
investment securities. Such a downgrade could adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to pay dividends is subject to certain limitations and restrictions, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to continue paying the same level of dividends in the future that we have
paid in the past or that we will be able to pay future dividends at all.

The  ability  of  the  Bank to  pay  dividends  to us is  limited  by its  obligations  to  maintain  sufficient  capital  and  liquidity  and by  other  general  restrictions  on dividends  that  are  applicable  to the  Bank,
including the requirement under the Iowa Banking Act that the Bank may not pay dividends in excess of its undivided profits. If these regulatory requirements are not met, the Bank will not be able to
pay dividends to us, and we may be unable to pay dividends on our common stock.

In  addition,  as  a  bank  holding  company,  our  ability  to  declare  and  pay  dividends  is  subject  to  the  guidelines  of  the  Federal  Reserve  regarding  capital  adequacy  and  dividends.  The  Federal  Reserve
guidelines generally require us to review the effects of the cash payment of dividends on common stock and other Tier 1 capital instruments (e.g. perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred debt) in
light of our earnings, capital adequacy and financial condition. As a general matter, the Federal Reserve indicates that the board of directors of a bank holding company (including a financial holding
company) should eliminate, defer or significantly reduce the company’s dividends if:

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the company’s net income available to shareholders for the past four quarters, net of dividends previously paid during that period, is not sufficient to fully fund the dividends;
the prospective rate of earnings retention is inconsistent with the company’s capital needs and overall current and prospective financial condition; or
the company will not meet, or is in danger of not meeting, its minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios.

Also,  banking  institutions  that  do  not  maintain  a  capital  conservation  buffer,  comprised  of  Common  Equity  Tier  1  Capital,  of  2.5%  above  the  regulatory  minimum  capital  requirements  will  face
constraints on the payment of dividends, stock repurchases and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers based on the amount of the shortfall, unless prior regulatory approval is obtained.
Accordingly, if the Bank fails to maintain the applicable minimum capital ratios and the capital conservation buffer, distributions to the Company may be prohibited or limited, and if the Company fails
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capital ratios and the capital conservation buffer, distributions to or stock repurchases from the Company’s shareholders may be prohibited or limited.

As of December 31, 2020, we had $41.8 million of junior subordinated debentures held by three statutory business trusts that we control. Interest payments on the debentures, which totaled $1.4 million
for the year ended December 31, 2020, must be paid before we pay dividends on our capital stock, including our common stock. We have the right to defer interest payments on the debentures for up to
20 consecutive quarters. However, if we elect to defer interest payments, all deferred interest must be paid before we may pay dividends on our capital stock.

We have counterparty risk, and therefore, we may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions.

Our ability to engage in routine funding and other transactions could be negatively affected by the actions and the soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services institutions are generally
interrelated  as  a  result  of  trading,  clearing,  counterparty,  credit  or  other  relationships.  We  have  exposure  to  many  different  industries  and  counterparties  and  regularly  engage  in  transactions  with
counterparties in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, brokers and dealers, investment banks and other institutional customers. Many of these transactions may expose us to credit
or other risks if another financial institution experiences adverse circumstances. In certain circumstances, the collateral that we hold may be insufficient to fully cover the risk that a counterparty defaults
on its obligations, which may cause us to experience losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Competitive and Strategic Risks

We face intense competition in all phases of our business from banks, other financial institutions, and non-banks.

The banking and financial services businesses in our markets are highly competitive. Our competitors include large regional banks, local community banks, savings and loan associations, securities and
brokerage companies, mortgage companies, insurance companies, finance companies, money market mutual funds, small local credit unions as well as large aggressive and expansion-minded credit
unions, fintech companies, and other non-bank financial services providers. Many of these competitors are not subject to the same regulatory restrictions as we are. Many of our unregulated competitors
compete across geographic boundaries and are able to provide customers with a competitive alternative to traditional banking services, including financial transaction processing, lending platforms, and
maintenance of funds.

Increased  competition  in  our  markets  may  result  in  a  decrease  in  the  amounts  of  our  loans  and  deposits,  reduced  spreads  between  loan  rates  and  deposit  rates,  increased  pressure  on  underwriting
standards, or loan terms that are more favorable to the borrower. Any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our results, our financial condition, and our ability to grow and remain
profitable. In addition, the diminishing role of banks as financial intermediaries has resulted and could continue to result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and the related
income generated from those deposits.

We have a continuing need for technological change, and we may not have the resources to effectively implement new technology.

The financial services industry continues to undergo rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. In addition to enabling us to better serve
our customers,  the effective  use of technology increases  efficiency  and the potential  for cost reduction. Our future success will depend in part upon our ability,  both internally  and through our core
processor, to address the needs of our customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands for convenience as well as to create additional efficiencies in
our operations as we continue to grow our market share. Many of our larger competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. As a result, they may be able to
offer additional or superior products to those that we will be able to offer, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage. Accordingly, we cannot provide you with assurance that we will be able to
effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing such products and services to our customers.

We may be adversely affected by risks associated with completed and potential acquisitions, including execution risks, failure to realize anticipated transaction benefits, and failure to overcome
integration risks, which could adversely affect our growth and profitability.

We plan to continue to grow our businesses organically but remain open to considering potential bank or other acquisition opportunities that make financial and strategic sense. In the event that we do
pursue  acquisitions,  we  may  fail  to  realize  some  or  all  of  the  anticipated  transaction  benefits.  Acquisition  activities  could  be  material  to  our  business  and  involve  a  number  of  risks,  including  the
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• We  may  incur  time  and  expense  associated  with  identifying  and  evaluating  potential  acquisitions  and  negotiating  potential  transactions,  resulting  in  our  attention  being  diverted  from  the

operation of our existing business.

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earnings, capital and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
The acquisition of other entities generally requires integration of systems, procedures and personnel of the acquired entity. This integration process is complicated and time consuming and can
also  be  disruptive  to  the  customers  and  employees  of  the  acquired  business  and  our  business.  If  the  integration  process  is  not  conducted  successfully,  we  may  not  realize  the  anticipated
economic benefits of acquisitions within the expected time frame, or ever, and we may lose customers or employees of the acquired business. We may also experience greater than anticipated
customer losses even if the integration process is successful.
To finance an acquisition, we may borrow funds or pursue other forms of financing, such as issuing convertible preferred stock, which may have high dividend rates or may be highly dilutive to
holders of our common stock, thereby increasing our leverage and diminishing our liquidity, or issuing capital stock, which could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders.

• We may be unsuccessful in realizing other anticipated benefits from acquisitions. For example, we may not be successful in realizing anticipated cost savings.

In addition to the foregoing, we may face additional risks in acquisitions to the extent we acquire new lines of business, new products, or enter new geographic areas, in which we have little or no current
experience, especially if we lose key employees of the acquired operations. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection
with  acquisitions.  Our  inability  to  overcome  risks  associated  with  acquisitions  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  our  ability  to  successfully  implement  our  acquisition  growth  strategy  and  grow  our
business and profitability.

Accounting and Tax Risks

Our accounting estimates and risk management processes rely on analytical and forecasting models.

The processes that we use to estimate expected credit losses and to measure the fair value of assets carried on the balance sheet at fair value, as well as the processes used to estimate the effects of
changing interest rates and other market measures on our financial condition and results of operations, depend upon the use of analytical and forecasting models. These models are complex and reflect
assumptions that may not be accurate, particularly in times of market stress or other unforeseen circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we have processes and procedures in place
governing  internal  valuation  models  and  their  testing  and  calibration,  such  assumptions  are  complex  as  we  must  make  judgments  about  the  effect  of  matters  that  are  inherently  uncertain.  Different
assumptions could have resulted in significant changes in valuation, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The Company is subject to changes in tax law and may not realize tax benefits which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Changes  in  tax  laws  at  national  or  state  levels  could  have  an  effect  on  the  Company’s  short-term  and  long-term  earnings.  Changes  in  tax  laws  could  affect  the  Company’s  earnings  as  well  as  its
customers’ financial positions, or both. Changes in tax laws could also require the revaluation of the Company’s net deferred tax position, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition. In addition, current portions of the Company’s net deferred tax assets relate to tax-effected state net operating loss carry-forwards, the utilization of which may be
further limited in the event of certain material changes in the Company’s ownership.

Operational Risks

As a participating lender in the PPP, we are subject to additional risks of litigation from our clients or other parties regarding our processing of loans for the PPP and risks that the SBA may not
fund some of or all PPP loan guarantees.

The CARES Act included a $349 billion loan program administered through the SBA referred to as the PPP. Under the PPP, small businesses and other entities and individuals could apply for loans
from existing SBA lenders and other approved regulated lenders that enroll in the program, subject to numerous limitations and eligibility criteria. The Bank participated as a lender in the PPP. The PPP
opened on April 3, 2020; however, because of the short timeframe between the passing of the CARES Act and the opening of the PPP, there is some ambiguity in the laws, rules, and guidance regarding
the operation of the PPP, which exposes us to risks relating to noncompliance with the PPP. On April 24, 2020, an additional $310 billion in funding for PPP loans was authorized, with such funds
available for PPP loans beginning on April 27, 2020. In addition, on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a $900.0 billion COVID-19 relief package
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Since the opening of the PPP, several other larger banks have been subject to litigation regarding the process and procedures that such banks used in processing applications for the PPP and claims
related to agent fees. If any such litigation is filed against us and is not resolved in a manner favorable to us, it may result in significant financial liability or adversely affect our reputation. In addition,
litigation can be costly, regardless of outcome. Any financial liability, litigation costs, or reputational damage caused by the PPP related litigation could have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations. Also, it has been reported that many borrowers fraudulently obtained PPP loans through the program. We may be subject to regulatory and litigation risk if
any of our PPP borrowers used fraudulent means to obtain a PPP loan.

We also have credit risk on PPP loans if a determination is made by the SBA that there is a deficiency in the manner in which the loan was originated, funded, or serviced by the Bank, such as an issue
with  the  eligibility  of  a  borrower  to  receive  a  PPP  loan,  which  may  or  may  not  be  related  to  the  ambiguity  in  the  laws,  rules,  and  guidance  regarding  the  operation  of  the  PPP,  or  if  the  borrower
fraudulently  obtained  a  PPP loan.  In  the  event  of  a  loss  resulting  from  a  default  on  a  PPP loan  and  a  determination  by the  SBA that  there  is  a  deficiency  in  the  manner  in  which  the  PPP loan  was
originated, funded, or serviced by us, the SBA may deny its liability under the guaranty, reduce the amount of the guaranty, or, if it has already paid under the guaranty, seek recovery of any loss related
to the deficiency from us.

We face the risk of possible future goodwill impairment.

The Company completed an interim goodwill assessment as of September 30, 2020, and based upon our interim assessment, we concluded that an impairment of goodwill existed, and we incurred a
$31.5  million  goodwill  impairment  charge  in  the  third  quarter  of  2020.  We  will  be  required  to  perform  additional  goodwill  impairment  assessments  on  at  least  an  annual  basis,  and  perhaps  more
frequently, which could result in additional goodwill impairment charges. It is possible that the effects of COVID-19 could cause the occurrence of what management would deem to be subsequent
triggering events that could, under certain circumstances, cause the Company to perform a goodwill or intangible asset impairment test and result in an additional impairment charge being recorded in
that period. Any future goodwill impairment charge on the current goodwill balance, or future goodwill arising out of acquisitions that we are required to take, could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations by reducing our net income or increasing our net losses.

Our ability to attract and retain management and key personnel may affect future growth and earnings.

Much of our success and growth has been influenced by our ability to attract and retain management experienced in banking and financial services and familiar with the communities in our market areas.
Our ability to attract and retain executive officers, management teams, branch managers and loan officers will continue to be important to the successful implementation of our strategy. The Dodd-Frank
Act also directs the Federal Reserve to promulgate rules prohibiting excessive compensation paid to bank holding company executives. These rules, when adopted, may make it more difficult to attract
and retain the people we need to operate our businesses and limit our ability to promote our objectives through our compensation and incentive programs. The unexpected loss of services of any key
management personnel, or the inability to recruit and retain qualified personnel in the future, could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The occurrence of fraudulent activity, breaches or failures of our information security controls or cybersecurity-related incidents could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

As a bank, we are susceptible to fraudulent activity, information security breaches and cybersecurity-related incidents that may be committed against us or our clients, which may result in financial
losses or increased costs to us or our clients, disclosure or misuse of our information or our client information, misappropriation of assets, privacy breaches against our clients, litigation or damage to our
reputation. Such fraudulent activity may take many forms, including check fraud, electronic fraud, wire fraud, phishing, social engineering and other dishonest acts. Information security breaches and
cybersecurity-related incidents may include fraudulent or unauthorized access to systems used by us or our clients, denial or degradation of service attacks, ransomware, malware or other cyber-attacks.

There continues to be a rise in electronic fraudulent activity, security breaches and cyber-attacks within the financial services industry, especially in the commercial banking sector due to cyber criminals
targeting commercial bank accounts. Several large corporations, including financial institutions and retail companies, have suffered major data breaches, in some cases exposing not only confidential and
proprietary corporate information, but also sensitive financial and other personal information of their customers and employees and subjecting them to potential fraudulent activity. Some of our clients
may have been affected by these breaches, which could increase their risks of identity theft and other fraudulent activity that could involve their accounts with us.

Information pertaining to us and our clients is maintained, and transactions are executed, on networks and systems maintained by us and certain third party partners, such as our online banking, mobile
banking or accounting systems. The secure maintenance and transmission of confidential information, as well as execution of transactions over these systems, are essential to protect us and our clients
against fraud and security breaches and to maintain the confidence of our clients. Breaches of information security also may occur through intentional or unintentional acts by those having access to our
systems or the confidential information of our clients, including employees. In addition, increases in criminal activity levels and sophistication,

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advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries, vulnerabilities in third party technologies (including browsers and operating systems) or other developments could result in a compromise or breach
of the technology, processes and controls that we use to prevent fraudulent transactions and to protect data about us, our clients and underlying transactions, as well as the technology used by our clients
to access our systems. Our third party partners’ inability to anticipate, or failure to adequately mitigate, breaches of security could result in a number of negative events, including losses to us or our
clients, loss of business or clients, damage to our reputation, the incurrence of additional expenses, disruption to our business, additional regulatory scrutiny or penalties or our exposure to civil litigation
and possible financial liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. While we maintain insurance coverage
that may, subject to policy terms and conditions, cover certain aspects of cyber risks, such insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses.

We depend on information technology and telecommunications systems of third parties, and any systems failures, interruptions or data breaches involving these systems could adversely affect our
operations and financial condition.

Our business is highly dependent on the successful and uninterrupted functioning of our information technology and telecommunications systems, third party servicers, accounting systems, mobile and
online banking platforms and financial intermediaries. We outsource to third parties many of our major systems, such as data processing and mobile and online banking. The failure of these systems, or
the termination of a third party software license or service agreement on which any of these systems is based, could interrupt our operations. Because our information technology and telecommunications
systems interface with and depend on third party systems, we could experience service denials if demand for such services exceeds capacity or such third party systems fail or experience interruptions. A
system failure or service denial could result in a deterioration of our ability to process loans or gather deposits and provide customer service, compromise our ability to operate effectively, result in
potential noncompliance with applicable laws or regulations, damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business or subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny and possible financial liability,
any of which could have a material adverse effect on business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. In addition, failures of third parties to comply with applicable laws and
regulations, or fraud or misconduct on the part of employees of any of these third parties, could disrupt our operations or adversely affect our reputation.

It may be difficult for us to replace some of our third party vendors, particularly vendors providing our core banking and information services, in a timely manner if they are unwilling or unable to
provide us with these services in the future for any reason, and even if we are able to replace them, it may be at higher cost or result in the loss of customers. Any such events could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

Our  operations  rely  heavily  on  the  secure  processing,  storage  and  transmission  of  information  and  the  monitoring  of  a  large  number  of  transactions  on  a  minute-by-minute  basis,  and  even  a  short
interruption in service could have significant consequences. We also interact with and rely on retailers, for whom we process transactions, as well as financial counterparties and regulators. Each of these
third parties may be targets of the same types of fraudulent activity, computer break-ins and other cybersecurity breaches described above, and the cybersecurity measures that they maintain to mitigate
the risk of such activity may be different than our own and may be inadequate.

As a result of financial entities and technology systems becoming more interdependent and complex, a cyber incident, information breach or loss, or technology failure that compromises the systems or
data of one or more financial entities could have a material impact on counterparties or other market participants, including ourselves. As a result of the foregoing, our ability to conduct business may be
adversely affected by any significant disruptions to us or to third parties with whom we interact.

We are subject to certain operational risks, including, but not limited to, customer or employee fraud and data processing system failures and errors.

Employee  errors  and  employee  and  customer  misconduct  could  subject  us to  financial  losses  or  regulatory  sanctions  and seriously  harm  our  reputation.  Misconduct  by our  employees  could  include
hiding unauthorized activities from us, improper or unauthorized activities on behalf of our customers or improper use of confidential information. It is not always possible to prevent employee errors
and misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in all cases. Employee errors could also subject us to financial claims for negligence.

We maintain a system of internal controls and insurance coverage to mitigate against operational risks, including data processing system failures and errors and customer or employee fraud. Should our
internal controls fail to prevent or detect an occurrence, and if any resulting loss is not insured or exceeds applicable insurance limits, such failure could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.

Our framework for managing risks may not be effective in mitigating risk and loss to us.

Our risk management framework seeks to mitigate risk and loss to us. We have established processes and procedures intended to identify, measure, monitor, report and analyze the types of risk to which
we are subject, including liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk, operational risk, compensation risk, legal and compliance risk, and reputational risk, among others. However, as with any
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there may exist, or develop in the future, risks that we have not appropriately anticipated or identified. If our risk management framework proves ineffective, we could suffer unexpected losses and could
be materially adversely affected.

Our internal controls may be ineffective.

Management regularly reviews and updates our internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures and corporate governance policies and procedures. Any system of controls, however well designed
and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. Any failure or circumvention of our controls and
procedures or failure to comply with regulations related to controls and procedures could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information provided by customers and counterparties.

In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with customers and counterparties, we may rely on information furnished to us by or on behalf of customers and counterparties,
including financial statements and other financial information. We also may rely on representations of customers and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that information. In deciding
whether to extend credit, we may rely upon our customers' representations that their financial statements conform to GAAP and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the customer. We also may rely on customer representations and certifications, or other audit or accountants' reports, with respect to the business and financial condition of
our clients. Our financial condition, results of operations, financial reporting and reputation could be negatively affected if we rely on materially misleading, false, inaccurate or fraudulent information.

Regulatory Risks

We operate in a highly regulated industry, and the laws and regulations to which we are subject, or changes in them, or our failure to comply with them, may adversely affect us.

The Company and the Bank are subject to extensive regulation by multiple regulatory agencies. These regulations may affect the manner and terms of delivery of our services. If we do not comply with
governmental  regulations,  we  may  be  subject  to  fines,  penalties,  lawsuits  or  material  restrictions  on  our  businesses  in  the  jurisdiction  where  the  violation  occurred,  which  may  adversely  affect  our
business  operations.  Changes  in  these  regulations  can  significantly  affect  the  services  that  we  provide,  as  well  as  our  costs  of  compliance  with  such  regulations.  In  addition,  political  developments,
including possible changes in law introduced by the new presidential administration or the appointment of new personnel in regulatory agencies, add uncertainty to the implementation, scope and timing
of regulatory reforms. In addition, adverse publicity and damage to our reputation arising from the failure or perceived failure to comply with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements could affect
our ability to attract and retain customers.

The Company and the Bank are subject to stringent capital and liquidity requirements.

As  a  result  of  the  implementation  of  the  Basel  III  Rules,  we  were  required  to  meet  new  and  increased  capital  requirements  beginning  on  January  1,  2015. In  addition,  beginning  in  2016,  banking
institutions that do not maintain a capital conservation buffer, comprised of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, of 2.5% above the regulatory minimum capital requirements face constraints on the payment
of dividends, stock repurchases and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers based on the amount of the shortfall, unless prior regulatory approval is obtained. Accordingly, if the Bank or the
Company fails to maintain the applicable minimum capital ratios and the capital conservation buffer, distributions by the Bank to the Company, or dividends or stock repurchases by the Company, may
be prohibited or limited.

Future  increases  in  minimum  capital  requirements  could  adversely  affect  our  net  income.  Furthermore,  if  we  fail  to  comply  with  the  minimum  capital  requirements,  our  failure  could  result  in  our
regulators taking formal or informal actions against us which could restrict our future growth or operations.

Federal and state regulators periodically examine our business, and we may be required to remediate adverse examination findings.

The Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the Iowa Division periodically examine our business, including our compliance with laws and regulations. If, as a result of an examination, a banking agency were to
determine that our financial condition, capital resources, asset quality, earnings prospects, management, liquidity or other aspects of any of our operations had become unsatisfactory, or that we were in
violation of any law or regulation, they may take a number of different remedial actions as they deem appropriate. These actions include the power to enjoin “unsafe or unsound” practices, to require
affirmative action to correct any conditions resulting from any violation or practice, to issue an administrative order that can be judicially enforced, to direct an increase in our capital, to restrict our
growth, to assess civil money penalties, to fine or remove officers  and directors  and, if it is concluded that such conditions cannot be corrected  or there is an imminent risk of loss to depositors, to
terminate our deposit insurance and place our bank into receivership or conservatorship. Any regulatory action against us could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
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We are subject to numerous laws designed to protect consumers, including the CRA and fair lending laws, and failure to comply with these laws could lead to a wide variety of sanctions.

The CRA requires the Bank, consistent with safe and sound operations, to ascertain and meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low and moderate income areas. The Bank’s failure to
comply with the CRA could, among other things, result in the denial or delay of certain corporate applications filed by us or the Bank, including applications for branch openings or relocations and
applications to acquire, merge or consolidate with another banking institution or holding company. In addition, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act and other fair lending laws and
regulations prohibit discriminatory lending practices by financial institutions. The U.S. Department of Justice, federal banking agencies, and other federal agencies are responsible for enforcing these
laws and regulations. A challenge to an institution’s compliance with fair lending laws and regulations could result in a wide variety of sanctions, including damages and civil money penalties, injunctive
relief, restrictions on mergers and acquisitions activity, restrictions on expansion, and restrictions on entering new business lines. Private parties may also challenge an institution’s performance under
fair lending laws in private class action litigation. Such actions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

Non-compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act or other laws and regulations could result in fines or sanctions against us.

The USA PATRIOT Act and the Bank Secrecy Act require financial institutions to design and implement programs to prevent financial institutions from being used for money laundering and terrorist
activities.  If  such  activities  are  detected,  financial  institutions  are  obligated  to  file  suspicious  activity  reports  with  the  Financial  Crimes  Enforcement  Network  of  the  Treasury.  These  rules  require
financial  institutions  to  establish  procedures  for  identifying  and  verifying  the  identity  of  customers  seeking  to  open  new  financial  accounts.  Federal  and  state  bank  regulators  also  have  focused  on
compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in fines or sanctions, including restrictions on conducting acquisitions or
establishing new branches. In recent years, several banking institutions have received large fines for non-compliance with these laws and regulations. While we have developed policies and procedures
designed  to  assist  in  compliance  with  these  laws  and  regulations,  these  policies  and  procedures  may  not  be  effective  in  preventing  violations  of  these  laws  and  regulations.  Failure  to  maintain  and
implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing could also have serious reputational consequences for us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or results of operations.

Common Stock Risks

There is a limited trading market for our common shares, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price you paid for them.

Although our common shares are listed for quotation on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the trading in our common shares has substantially less liquidity than many other companies listed on Nasdaq.
A public trading market having the desired characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on the presence in the market of willing buyers and sellers of our common shares at any given time.
This presence depends on the individual decisions of investors and general economic and market conditions over which we have no control. We cannot assure you that the volume of trading in our
common shares will increase in the future.

Certain shareholders own a significant interest in the Company and may exercise their control in a manner detrimental to your interests.

Certain MidWestOne shareholders who are descendants of our founder collectively control approximately 17.6% of our outstanding common stock. In addition, certain MidWestOne shareholders that
previously owned ATBancorp collectively control approximately 22.1% of our outstanding common stock. These shareholders may have the opportunity to exert influence on the outcome of matters
required to be submitted to shareholders for approval. In addition, the significant level of ownership by these shareholders may contribute to the rather limited liquidity of our common stock on the
Nasdaq Global Select Market.

General Risk Factors

We are subject to changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines.

Our financial performance is impacted by accounting principles, policies and guidelines. Some of these policies require the use of estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of our assets or
liabilities  and  financial  results.  Some  of  our  accounting  policies  are  critical  because  they  require  management  to  make  difficult,  subjective  and  complex  judgments  about  matters  that  are  inherently
uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. If such estimates or assumptions underlying our financial
statements are incorrect, we may experience material losses.

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The  FASB  and  the  SEC  periodically  change  the  financial  accounting  and  reporting  standards  or  the  interpretation  of  those  standards  that  govern  the  preparation  of  our  financial  statements.  These
changes are beyond our control, can be difficult to predict and could materially impact how we report our financial condition and results of operations. The implementation of such changes could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our reputation could be damaged by negative publicity.

Reputational risk, or the risk to our business, financial condition or results of operations from negative publicity, is inherent in our business. Negative publicity can result from actual or alleged conduct
in a number of areas, including legal and regulatory compliance, lending practices, corporate governance, litigation, inadequate protection of customer data, or ethical behavior of our employees, and
from actions taken by regulators, ratings agencies and others as a result of that conduct. Damage to our reputation could impact our ability to attract new or maintain existing loan and deposit customers,
employees and business relationships.

The stock market can be volatile, and fluctuations in our operating results and other factors could cause our stock price to decline.

The stock market has experienced, and may continue to experience, fluctuations that significantly impact the market prices of securities issued by many companies. These broad market fluctuations, as
well as general economic, systemic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, loss of investor confidence, interest rate changes, government shutdowns, trade wars, or international currency
fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. Moreover, our operating results may fluctuate and vary from period to period due to the risk factors set forth herein. As a
result, period-to-period comparisons should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our stock price could fluctuate significantly in response to our quarterly or annual results, annual
projections and the impact of these risk factors on our operating results or financial position.

ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

None.

ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES.

The Company’s principal location is our corporate headquarters located at 102 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa. We own or lease other banking offices and operating facilities located throughout
central and eastern Iowa, the Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, southwestern Florida, and Denver, Colorado. The number of banking offices per state at
December 31, 2020 is detailed in the following table:

Iowa banking offices
Minnesota banking offices
Wisconsin banking offices
Florida banking offices
Colorado banking offices

Number of Banking Offices

34 
12 
7 
2 
1 
56 

Additional  information  with  respect  to  premises  and  equipment  is  presented  in  Note  6.  Premises  and  Equipment and  Note  22.  Leases to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in  “Item  8.  Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.”

ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

We and our subsidiaries are from time to time parties to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. We believe that there is no threatened or pending proceeding, other than ordinary
routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business, against us or our subsidiaries or of which our property is the subject, which, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated business or financial condition.

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

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ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Marketplace Designation and Holders

PART II

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “MOFG.” As of February 20, 2021, there were 15,998,898 shares of common stock outstanding held by approximately
442 holders of record. Additionally, there are an estimated 3,263 beneficial holders whose stock was held in street name by brokerage houses and other nominees as of that date.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth information about the Company’s purchases of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2020:

October 1 - 31, 2020
November 1 - 30, 2020
December 1 - 31, 2020

Total

Total Number of Shares
Purchased

(1)

Average Price Paid
per Share

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part
of Publicly Announced Programs

(2)

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares
That May Yet Be Purchased Under
the Program

— 
33,154 
50,934 
84,088 

$

$

— 
22.96 
24.71 
24.02 

— 
33,154 
50,934 
84,088 

$

$

6,391,277 
5,630,080 
4,371,451 
4,371,451 

(1) Common shares repurchased by the Company during the quarter related to shares repurchased under the share repurchase program described in footnote (2).

(2) On August 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock through December 31,
2021. The new repurchase program replaced the Company’s prior repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company had repurchased 174,702 shares of common stock for approximately $4.7 million since the plan
was announced in October 2018. The prior program had authorized the repurchase of $5.0 million of stock and was due to expire on December 31, 2020.

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Performance Graph

The following table compares MidWestOne’s performance, as measured by the change in price of its common stock plus reinvested dividends, with the Nasdaq Composite Index and the SNL-Midwest
Bank Index for the five years ended December 31, 2020.

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

Index
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.
Nasdaq Composite Index
SNL-Midwest Bank Index

12/31/2015

12/31/2016

12/31/2017

12/31/2018

12/31/2019

12/31/2020

$

$

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

$

126.35 
108.87 
133.61 

$

114.85 
141.13 
143.58 

$

87.16 
137.12 
122.61 

$

130.59 
187.44 
159.51 

91.91 
271.64 
136.96 

At

The companies in the custom peer group - SNL-Midwest Bank Index - represents all banks, thrifts or financial service companies traded on a major exchange, located in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

This section should be read in conjunction with the following parts of this Form 10-K: Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures  About  Market  Risk,” and  Part  I,  Item  1  “Business.” For  a  discussion  on  the  comparison  of  results  of  operations  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2019  and  2018,  refer  Item  7.
“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” in the Company’s Annual Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020.

Overview

We are headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and are a bank holding company under the BHCA that has elected to be a financial holding company. We are the holding company for MidWestOne Bank, an
Iowa state non-member bank with its main office in Iowa City, Iowa. We also were the holding company for MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., until its dissolution in 2019.

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired ATBancorp, a bank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiaries were ATSB and ABTW, community banks headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa,
and Cuba City, Wisconsin, respectively. As consideration for the merger, we issued 4,117,536 shares of our common stock with a value of $116 million and paid cash in the amount of $34.8 million. The
effects of this acquisition are one of the primary causes of the stated changes in our operating results for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, unless
otherwise noted.

The Bank operates a total of 56 banking offices, which are located throughout central and eastern Iowa, the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, southwestern
Florida,  and  Denver,  Colorado.  The  Bank  is  focused  on  delivering  relationship-based  business  and  personal  banking  products  and  services.  The  Bank  provides  commercial  loans,  real  estate  loans,
agricultural loans, credit card loans, and consumer loans. The Bank also provides deposit products including demand and interest checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and time
deposits. Complementary to our loan and deposit products, the Bank also provides products and services including treasury management, Zelle, online and mobile banking, credit and debit cards, ATMs,
and safe deposit boxes. The Bank also has a trust department through which it offers services including the administration of estates, personal trusts, and conservatorships and the management of real
property. Finally, the Bank’s investment services department offers financial planning, investment advisory, and retail securities brokerage services (the latter of which is provided through an agreement
with a third-party registered broker-dealer).

Our results of operations are significantly affected by our net interest income. Results of operations are also affected by noninterest income and expense, credit loss expense and income tax expense.
Significant external factors that impact our results of operations include general economic and competitive conditions, as well as changes in market interest rates, government policies, and actions of
regulatory authorities.

Financial Summary

Balance Sheet

Total assets increased to $5.56 billion at December 31, 2020 from $4.65 billion at December 31, 2019. Total securities held for investment increased $871.4 million, or 110.9%, from $786.0 million at
December 31, 2019, to $1.66 billion at December 31, 2020. Gross loans held for investment increased $27.6 million, or 0.8%, from $3.47 billion at December 31, 2019, to $3.50 billion at December 31,
2020. As of December 31, 2020, the allowance for credit losses was $55.5 million, or 1.59% of total loans, compared with $29.1 million, or 0.84% of total loans, at December 31, 2019. Nonperforming
assets totaled $45.0 million at December 31, 2020, a decrease of 0.7% as compared to $45.3 million at December 31, 2019. Total deposits at December 31, 2020, were $4.55 billion, an increase of
$818.4 million, or 21.9%, from December 31, 2019. Long-term debt decreased to $208.7 million at December 31, 2020 from $231.7 million at December 31, 2019. The Company is well-capitalized with
a total risk-based capital ratio of 13.41% at December 31, 2020.

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Income Statement

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $6.6 million, a decrease of $37.0 million, or 84.8%, compared to $43.6 million of net income for 2019, with diluted earnings per share of $0.41
and $2.93 for the comparative annual periods, respectively. Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020, was $153.0 million, an increase of $9.3 million, or 6.5%, as compared to $143.7
million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019.  Interest  income  was  $184.8  million  in  2020,  compared  to  $182.4  million  in  2019.  The  increase  was  primarily  a  result  of  increased  volume  of  debt
securities from the Company’s investment of net deposit inflows, partially offset by a decrease in yield. Interest expense was $31.8 million in 2020, compared to $38.8 million in 2019. The decrease in
interest expense was primarily due to the decline in interest rates experienced in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Credit loss expense was $28.4 million in 2020, an increase of $21.2 million, from $7.2 million in 2019. The increase reflected the impact of the current and forecasted economic conditions, primarily
driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, on our allowance model. In addition, upon the Company’s adoption of the CECL accounting guidance on January 1, 2020, the methodology for estimating the total
amount of the credit loss expense changed. Specifically, for the year ended December 31, 2020, we utilized the current expected credit loss methodology, as compared to incurred loss methodology that
was utilized in the prior year comparable period.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, noninterest income increased to $38.6 million, an increase of $7.4 million, or 23.6%, from $31.2 million during 2019. The largest driver of the increase was an
increase of $6.4 million, or 168.8%, in loan revenue, which reflected robust production from the Company’s residential mortgage business. Noninterest expense increased to $149.9 million for the year
ended December 31, 2020 compared with $117.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $32.4 million, or 27.5%. The increase in noninterest expense was due primarily to the
goodwill impairment of $31.5 million that was recorded in the third quarter of 2020. Both noninterest income and noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 were also impacted by the
acquisition of ATBancorp, which resulted in overall higher noninterest income and noninterest expenses in 2020 as compared to 2019, offset in part by a reduction in merger-related costs between these
years.

COVID-19 Update

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States had an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, and is expected
to have a complex and an adverse impact on the economy, the banking industry and the Company in future fiscal periods, all subject to a high degree of uncertainty.

Effects on our Market Areas

Our commercial and consumer banking products and services are offered primarily in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida and Colorado, where individual and governmental responses to the COVID-
19 pandemic led to a broad curtailment of economic activity beginning in March 2020. More recently, we've seen in our markets a variety of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic as the economy
continues to re-open, which have included social distancing protocols, limitations on the numbers of customers at restaurants and retail stores, limitations of social gathering sizes, safety practices for the
at-risk and elderly, as well as other safeguarding practices. The Bank's banking offices have remained open during these orders because the Bank is deemed to be an essential business. Based on the
current environment, it is unclear how the states in our market areas will continue to change policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of these policies on our customers and
regional economies.

The U.S. experienced a substantial decline nationally in economic condition in 2020. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released an advanced estimate indicating a decline in GDP of 2.3% in 2020.
The national unemployment rate has fluctuated throughout 2020 and continues to remain elevated at 6.7% in December 2020, as compared to 3.6% in December 2019 per the U.S. Department of Labor.

Policy and Regulatory Developments

Federal, state, and local governments and regulatory authorities throughout 2020 have enacted and issued a range of policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including policies such as:

•

•

The Federal Reserve decreased the range for the federal funds target rate by 0.5% on March 3, 2020, and by another 1.0% on March 16, 2020, reaching a current range of 0.0 - 0.25%.

Congress, the President, and the FRB have also taken several actions designed to cushion the economic fallout. The CARES Act was signed into law at the end of March 2020 as a $2 trillion
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billion in funding for the PPP loan program administered through the SBA. An additional $310 billion in funding for PPP loans was authorized in April 2020.

•

•

•

Federal banking regulators on April 7, 2020 issued a revised Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions, which, among other things, encouraged
financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers who are or may be unable to meet their contractual payment obligations because of the effects of COVID-19, and stated that institutions
generally do not need to categorize COVID-19-related modifications as TDRs and that the agencies will not direct supervised institutions to automatically categorize all COVID-19 related loan
modifications as TDRs. See Note 4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Credit Losses for additional information on TDRs.

President Trump on December 27, 2020 signed a new COVID-19 relief bill into law, which included as part of the bill up to $284.5 billion of a second wave of PPP funding and extended the
deadlines related to COVID-19 related loan modifications.

The SBA issued guidance that amended the threshold for PPP loans that qualify for the simplified forgiveness application from $50,000 or less to $150,000 or less.

Our Response

In the first quarter of 2020, we activated our business continuity plan upon the World Health Organization’s declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Shortly after enacting the plan, the Company
deployed a successful remote working strategy. As of December 31, 2020, the majority of our employees had returned to work in our banking offices with no disruption to our operations. Our response
to COVID-19 continues to be focused on how we can best serve our employees, customers, and communities. The Bank has utilized a combination of digital banking, voice, branch drive-thru and other
channels in order to meet the needs of our customers. In addition, we have implemented additional safety measures to achieve appropriate social distancing for both customers and employees throughout
our locations, with all of our locations having capacity restrictions and requirements to wear protective face coverings, among other social distancing requirements for both customers and employees. We
have also increased our cleaning services and implemented business travel restrictions.

We continue to work with our customers to understand the level of impact to their business operations as the pandemic continues to determine how best to serve them in these unprecedented times. We
also  continue  to  lend  to  qualified  businesses  for  working  capital  and  general  business  purposes,  while  also  meeting  the  needs  of  our  individual  customers.  Further,  we  implemented  a  loan  payment
deferral program and assisted our clients through the PPP.

Financial Condition & Results of Operations

Net Interest Income. The Company’s net interest  income  was impacted  by the COVID-19 pandemic  in a variety  of ways. For example,  in response  to the pandemic,  in March  2020 the FRB began
utilizing a variety of monetary policy tools to stimulate the economy and influence overall growth and distribution of credit, bank loans, investments and deposits, and also to affect interest rates charged
on loans or paid on deposits, each of which are tools utilized by the FRB to regulate the money supply and credit conditions. These specific tactics included reducing the reserve requirement ratio to
zero, reducing the target federal funds rate 1.5% to a level of 0-0.25%, and commencing quantitative easing by purchasing longer-term Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. These actions reduced
both short-term and long-term interest rates and added significantly to the country’s money supply. Thus, the rate at which we originated new loans and repriced existing loans was generally lower than
existing loan portfolio rates, reducing loan interest income. Further, in keeping with guidance from regulators, the Company actively worked and continues to work with COVID-19 affected borrowers to
defer their loan principal and/or interest payments. At this time, the Company is unable to project the materiality of these actions on the Company’s results of operations, but the Company recognizes
that  the  economic  impact  from  COVID-19  may  affect  its  borrowers’  ability  to  repay  the  deferred  principal  and  interest  in  future  periods,  which  would  reduce  interest  income.  The  aforementioned
increase in the country’s money supply, in combination with the fiscal stimulus and general economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, weakened customer loan demand and line utilization,
but increased customer deposit balances. As a result, the Company invested the net deposit inflows into debt securities, which negatively impacted the Company’s earning asset mix and reduced net
interest income. In addition, a severe and sustained economic downturn could impact the debt securities issuers' ability to make payments on debt or to raise additional funds to continue operations,
which  could  result  in  a  reduction  in  interest  income  from  debt  securities  and  increased  credit  loss  expense.  With  respect  to  interest  expense,  the  reduction  in  short-term  interest  rates  led  to  a
corresponding  reduction  in  the  rates  we  pay  for  customer  deposit  accounts  and  short-term  borrowings.  We  also  utilized  excess  liquidity  to  pay-down  certain  long-term,  higher  rate  debt  at  maturity.
Finally, the Company’s funding mix changed favorably toward lower cost deposit products. However, an extended recession could cause large numbers of our deposit customers to withdraw their funds,
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Credit Loss Expense. The Company's credit loss expense was impacted by COVID-19. Pertaining to our December 31, 2020 financial condition and results of operations, COVID-19, as well as other
factors, such as changes in our modeling assumptions, had an impact on our ACL. Our ACL calculation and credit loss expense are significantly impacted by changes in forecasted economic conditions.
Significant worsening of forecasted conditions is possible and would result in further increases in the ACL and credit loss expense in future periods.

Noninterest Income. The Company’s fee income was affected due to COVID-19. For example, in keeping with guidance from regulators, during the second and third quarters of 2020, the Company
worked with COVID-19 affected customers and temporarily waived fees from a variety of sources, such as, but not limited to, insufficient funds and overdraft fees, ATM fees, and account maintenance
fees. This suspension was one contributing factor to the change in noninterest income between 2019 and 2020, as discussed further below.

Noninterest Expense. We experienced increases in noninterest expenses that resulted from COVID-19 for additional cleaning services, protective equipment, supplies, and expanded IT equipment and
network/information services. The PPP impacted noninterest expense by impacting the timing of compensation and benefit expense as PPP loan origination costs are deferred and amortized over the life
of the loan to which they relate. In addition, PPP led to increased information service expenses.

Credit Administration. Section 4013 of the CARES Act, “Temporary Relief From Troubled Debt Restructurings,” allows financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements
under  GAAP  related  to  TDRs  for  a  limited  period  of  time  during  the  COVID-19  pandemic.  In  March  2020,  various  regulatory  agencies,  including  the  FRB  and  the  FDIC,  issued  an  interagency
statement, effective immediately, on loan modifications and reporting for financial institutions working with customers affected by COVID-19. The agencies confirmed with the staff of the FASB that
short-term  modifications  made  on  a  good  faith  basis  in  response  to  COVID-19  to  borrowers  who  were  current  prior  to  any  relief  are  not  to  be  considered  TDRs.  This  includes  short-term  (e.g.,  six
months) modifications, such as payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or other delays in payment that are insignificant. Borrowers considered current are those that are less than
30 days past due on their contractual payments at the time a modification program is implemented. The relief related to TDRs was extended by the CAA, which was signed into law on December 27,
2020. As discussed as part of the CAA, relief will continue until the earlier of 60 days after the date the COVID-19 national emergency comes to an end or January 1, 2022. As of December 31, 2020,
the total amount of the eligible loans in deferral (deferral of principal and/or interest) that met the requirements set forth under the interagency statement and therefore were not considered TDRs was 68
loans, totaling $39.3 million. We anticipate that the current and future economic conditions will continue to have an impact on the initial modifications that were made that qualified under such criteria.
As  such,  we  expect  the  Company's  financial  statements  will  be  materially  impacted  by  the  CARES  Act,  the  interagency  guidance,  and  the  CAA,  of  which  at  this  time  the  total  impact  cannot  be
quantified.

The Bank is a participating lender in the PPP. The PPP loans have a two-year term and earn interest at 1%. Loans funded through the PPP program are fully guaranteed by the U.S. government if certain
criteria are met. The Company believes that the majority of these loans will ultimately be forgiven by the SBA in accordance with the terms of the program. Should those circumstances change, the
Company  could  be  required  to  establish  additional  allowance  for  credit  loss  through  additional  credit  loss  expense  charged  to  earnings.  During  2020,  the  Company  funded  2,681  PPP loans  totaling
$348.5 million. As of December 31, 2020, there were 2,410 loans totaling $259.3 million, including $5.3 million of unamortized net fees, outstanding. The Company remains committed to supporting
our customers and communities and is participating in the second wave of PPP funding, with an expectation that the volume of second wave funding will be lower than the first round.

Loan Portfolio. COVID-19 has impacted loan growth in 2020, and we anticipate that loan growth will be impacted in the future as a result of COVID-19 and the related decline in economic conditions in
our market areas. While all industries have experienced adverse impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we consider certain industries to be “vulnerable” to significant impact including non-
essential  retail,  restaurants,  hotels,  CRE-retail,  and  arts,  entertainment  &  gaming  industries,  which  represented  approximately  14%  of  our  loan  portfolio  as  of  December  31,  2020.  In  addition,  we
anticipate the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the value of certain collateral securing our loans.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Due to the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on the Company, management concluded that factors, such as the decline in macroeconomic conditions and a
sustained  decrease  in  share  price,  led  to  the  occurrence  of  a  triggering  event  for  goodwill  impairment.  The  Company  completed  an  interim  goodwill  assessment  as  of  September  30,  2020  that
contemplated a single reporting unit. Based upon our interim assessment, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $31.5 million, as our estimated fair value was less than our book value on that
date. This non-cash charge was reflected within "Noninterest expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and had no impact on our regulatory capital ratios, cash flows or liquidity position.

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Capital and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2020, all of our capital ratios, and the Bank’s capital ratios, were in excess of all regulatory requirements. While we believe that we have sufficient capital to withstand an extended
economic recession brought about by COVID-19, our reported and regulatory capital ratios could be adversely impacted by further credit losses. On July 28, 2020, the Company completed the private
placement of $65.0 million of its subordinated notes, of which $63.75 million have been exchanged for subordinated notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The 5.75% fixed-to-floating rate
subordinated notes are due July 30, 2030. For regulatory capital purposes, the subordinated notes have been structured to qualify initially as Tier 2 Capital for the Company. We rely on cash on hand as
well as dividends from the Bank to service our debt. If our capital deteriorates such that our Bank is unable to pay dividends to us for an extended period of time, we may not be able to service our debt.
If an extended recession causes large numbers of our deposit customers to withdraw their funds, we might become more reliant on volatile or more expensive sources of funding.

As stated above, liquidity was also impacted by the actions of the federal, state, and local governments and other regulatory authorities in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the FRB’s use of a variety
of monetary policy tools to stimulate the economy and influence overall growth and distribution of credit, bank loans, investments and deposits, and also to affect interest rates charged on loans or paid
on deposits, included tactics such as the reduction in the reserve requirement ratio to zero, reduction in the target federal funds rate, and also commencing quantitative easing by purchasing longer-term
Treasury  and  mortgage-backed  securities.  These  aforementioned  monetary  policy  tools  utilized  by  the  FRB  significantly  added  to  the  country’s  money  supply.  This  increase  in  the  money  supply,
coupled with general economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, weakened customer loan demand and line utilization, but increased customer deposits balances. As a result, the Company
invested the net deposit inflows into debt securities. Further, we also utilized excess liquidity to pay-down certain long-term, higher rate debt at maturity.

In March 2020, the Company temporarily suspended its share repurchase program in light of market conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the
Company's board of directors authorized resuming repurchases under the Company's share repurchase program.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have identified the following critical accounting policies and practices relative to the reporting of our results of operations and financial condition. These accounting policies relate to the allowance
for credit losses, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, and the annual impairment testing of goodwill and other intangible assets.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Loans Held for Investment

Under the current expected credit loss model, the allowance for credit losses is a valuation account estimated at each balance sheet date and deducted from the amortized cost basis of loans held for
investment to present the net amount expected to be collected.

The Company estimates the ACL based on the underlying assets’ amortized cost basis, which is the amount at which the financing receivable is originated or acquired, adjusted for collection of cash and
charge-offs, as well as applicable accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or costs. In the event that collection of principal becomes uncertain, the Company has policies in
place to reverse accrued interest in a timely manner. Therefore, the Company has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from the measurement of ACL.

Expected credit  losses are reflected  in the allowance  for credit  losses through a charge  to credit  loss expense. When the Company deems all or a portion of a financial  asset to be uncollectible,  the
appropriate amount is written off and the ACL is reduced by the same amount. The Company applies judgment to determine when a financial asset is deemed uncollectible; however, generally speaking,
an asset will be considered uncollectible no later than when all efforts at collection have been exhausted. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ACL when received.

The Company measures expected credit losses of financial assets on a collective (pool) basis when the financial assets share similar risk characteristics. Depending on the nature of the pool of financial
assets with similar risk characteristics, the Company uses a DCF method or a loss-rate method to estimate expected credit losses.

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The Company’s methodologies for estimating the ACL consider available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows, including information about past events, current conditions, and
reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies apply historical loss information, adjusted for asset-specific characteristics, economic conditions at the measurement date, and forecasts about
future  economic  conditions  expected  to  exist  through  the  contractual  lives  of  the  financial  assets  that  are  reasonable  and  supportable,  to  the  identified  pools  of  financial  assets  with  similar  risk
characteristics  for  which  the  historical  loss  experience  was  observed.  Specifically,  the  economic  forecast  used  by  the  Company  is  sensitive  to  changes  in  the  following  loss  drivers:  (1)  Midwest
unemployment, (2) year-to-year change in national retail sales, (3) year-to-year change in the CRE Index, (4) year-to-year change in U.S. GDP, (5) year-to-year change in the National Home Price Index,
and  (6)  Rental  Vacancy.  General  deterioration  in  these  loss  drivers,  coupled  with  any  changes  to  our  modeling  assumptions  stemming  from  overall  uncertainties  in  the  current  and  future  economic
conditions, also impacts the Company’s estimation of the ACL. The Company’s methodologies revert back to historical loss driver information on a straight-line basis over four quarters when it can no
longer develop reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company adjusted in the first quarter of 2020 the reversion period from the previously disclosed six quarters to four quarters based upon current
forecasted conditions.

Discounted Cash Flow Method

The Company uses the DCF method to estimate expected credit losses for the agricultural, commercial and industrial, CRE - construction and development, CRE - farmland, CRE - multifamily, CRE -
other, RRE - owner-occupied one-to-four family first liens, RRE - non-owner-occupied one-to-four family first liens, RRE - one-to-four family junior liens, and consumer loan pools. For each of these
pools, the Company generates cash flow projections at the instrument level wherein payment expectations are adjusted for estimated prepayment speed, curtailments, time to recovery, probability of
default, and loss given default. The modeling of expected prepayment speeds, curtailment rates, and time to recovery are based on historical internal data.

The Company uses regression analysis of historical internal and peer data to determine which variables are best suited to be economic variables utilized when modeling lifetime probability of default and
loss given default. This analysis also determines how expected probability of default and loss given default will react to forecasted levels of the economic variables. For the loan pools utilizing the DCF
method, management utilizes one or multiple of the following economic variables: Midwest unemployment, national retail sales, CRE index, US rental vacancy rate, US gross domestic product, and
national home price index (“HPI”).

For all DCF models, management has determined that four quarters represents a reasonable and supportable forecast period and reverts back to a historical loss rate over four quarters on a straight-line
basis.  Management  leverages  economic  projections  from  a  reputable  and  independent  third  party  to  inform  its  loss  driver  forecasts  over  the  four  quarter  forecast  period.  Other  internal  and  external
indicators of economic forecasts are also considered by management when developing the forecast metrics.

The  combination  of  adjustments  for  credit  expectations  (default  and  loss)  and  timing  expectations  (prepayment,  curtailment,  and  time  to  recovery)  produces  an  expected  cash  flow  stream  at  the
instrument level. Instrument effective yield is calculated, net of the impacts of prepayment assumptions, and the instrument expected cash flows are then discounted at that effective yield to produce an
instrument-level net present value of expected cash flows (“NPV”). An ACL is established for the difference between the instrument’s NPV and amortized cost basis. In addition, management utilizes
qualitative factors to adjust the calculated ACL as appropriate. Qualitative factors are based on management's judgment of company, market, industry or business specific data, changes in underlying
loan composition of specific portfolios, trends relating to credit quality, delinquency, non-performing and adversely rated loans, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of economic conditions.

Loss-Rate Method

The Company uses a loss-rate method to estimate expected credit losses for the credit card and overdraft pools. For each of these pools, the Company applies an expected loss ratio based on internal and
peer historical losses, adjusted as appropriate for qualitative factors. Qualitative loss factors are based on management's judgment of company, market, industry or business specific data, changes in
underlying  loan  composition  of  specific  portfolios,  trends  relating  to  credit  quality,  delinquency,  non-performing  and  adversely  rated  loans,  and  reasonable  and  supportable  forecasts  of  economic
conditions.

Collateral Dependent Financial Assets

Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. For collateral dependent financial assets where the Company has determined that foreclosure of the collateral is probable,
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difficulty and the Company expects repayment of the financial asset to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, the ACL is measured based on the difference between the
fair  value  of  the  collateral  and  the  amortized  cost  basis  of  the  asset  as  of  the  measurement  date.  When  repayment  is  expected  to  be  from  the  operation  of  the  collateral,  expected  credit  losses  are
calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the financial asset exceeds the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral. When repayment is expected to be
from the sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the financial asset exceeds the fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated
cost to sell. The ACL may be zero if the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date exceeds the amortized cost basis of the financial asset.

The Company’s estimate of the ACL reflects losses expected over the remaining contractual life of the assets. The contractual term does not consider extensions, renewals or modifications unless the
Company has identified an expected TDR.

A loan that has been modified or renewed is considered a TDR when two conditions are met: 1) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and 2) concessions are made for the borrower's benefit
that would not otherwise be considered for a borrower or transaction with similar credit risk characteristics. The Company’s ACL reflects all effects of a TDR when an individual asset is specifically
identified as a reasonably expected TDR. The Company has determined that a TDR is reasonably expected no later than the point when the lender concludes that modification is the best course of action
and it is at least reasonably possible that the troubled borrower will accept some form of concession from the lender to avoid a default. Reasonably expected TDRs and executed non-performing TDRs
are  evaluated  individually  to  determine  the required  ACL. TDRs performing  in  accordance  with their  modified  contractual  terms  for  a reasonable  period  of time  may be  included  in the Company’s
existing pools based on the underlying risk characteristics of the loan to measure the ACL.

Accounting for Business Combinations

In May 2019, we completed the acquisition of ATBancorp, which generated significant amounts of fair value adjustments to assets and liabilities. The fair value adjustments assigned to assets and
liabilities, as well as their related useful lives, are subject to judgment and estimation by our management. Valuation of intangible assets is generally based on the estimated cash flows related to those
assets, while the initial value assigned to goodwill is the residual of the purchase price over the fair value of all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Useful lives are determined based on
the expected future period of the benefit of the asset or liability, the assessment of which considers various characteristics of the asset or liability, including the historical cash flows. Due to the number
of estimates involved, we have identified accounting for business combinations as a critical accounting policy.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets arise from business combinations. Goodwill represented $62.5 million of our $5.56 billion total assets at December 31, 2020. Under the Intangibles - Goodwill and Other
topic  of  the  FASB  ASC,  goodwill  is  tested  at  least  annually  for  impairment.  The  Company’s  annual  assessment  is  done  at  the  reporting  unit  level,  which  the  Company  has  concluded  is  at  the
consolidated level. We review goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter and also test for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more
likely than not reduce the fair value of our reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such events and circumstances may include among others: a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the
general business climate; significant decline in our stock price and market capitalization; unanticipated competition; the testing for recoverability of a significant asset group within the reporting unit;
and  an  adverse  action  or  assessment  by  a  regulator.  Any  adverse  change  in  these  factors  could  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  recoverability  of  goodwill  and  could  have  a  material  impact  on  our
consolidated financial statements.

Due to the continued economic impact that COVID-19 has had on the Company, management concluded that factors, such as the decline in macroeconomic conditions and a sustained decrease in share
price, led to the occurrence of a triggering event and therefore an interim impairment test over goodwill was performed as of September 30, 2020. As a result of the interim assessment, the Company
recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $31.5 million as its estimated fair value was less than its book value on that date. No goodwill impairment charge was recorded in 2019 as a result of the
Company’s internal assessment.

Other intangible assets represented $25.2 million of our $5.56 billion total assets at December 31, 2020. The accounting for a recognized intangible asset is based on its useful life to the Company. An
intangible asset with a finite useful life is amortized over its estimated useful life to the Company; an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized but rather is tested at least annually for
impairment. The intangible assets with finite lives reflected on our financial statements relate to core deposit relationships, trade name, and customer lists. The initial and subsequent measurements of
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to  service  deposits  acquired,  discount  rates,  estimated  attrition  rates  and  useful  lives,  future  economic  and  market  conditions,  comparison  of  our  market  value  to  book  value  and  determination  of
appropriate market comparables. Periodically we evaluate the estimated useful lives of intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining periods of
amortization.  We also assess these intangible  assets for impairment  annually or more often if conditions indicate a possible impairment.  If the asset is considered to be impaired,  the amount of any
impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset. See Note 7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets to our consolidated financial statements for
additional information related to our intangible assets.

Results of Operations

Summary

Our consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $6.6 million, a decrease of $37.0 million, or 84.8%, compared to $43.6 million for 2019. The decrease in net income was due
primarily to an increase of $32.4 million, or 27.5%, in noninterest expense, coupled with an increase of $21.2 million, or 296.3%, in credit loss expense. Noninterest expense increased primarily as a
result of the $31.5 million goodwill impairment that was recorded in the third quarter of 2020. Offsetting these amounts was a $9.3 million, or 6.5%, increase in net interest income and a $7.4 million, or
23.6%, increase in noninterest income. Both basic and diluted earnings per common share for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $0.41 as compared with basic and diluted earnings per common
share  of  $2.93  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019.  Our  return  on  average  shareholders'  equity  was  1.28%  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  compared  with  9.65%  for  the  year  ended
December 31, 2019.

Various operating and equity ratios for the Company are presented in the table below for the years indicated:

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net Income
Return on Average Assets
Return on Average Equity
Return on Average Tangible Equity
(1)
Efficiency Ratio 
Dividend Payout Ratio
Common Equity Ratio
Tangible Common Equity Ratio
Book Value per Share
Tangible Book Value per Share 

 (1)

(1)

(1)

2020

As of or For the Years Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$6,623
0.13%
1.28
10.80
56.92
214.63
9.27
7.82
$32.17
$26.69

$43,630
1.04%
9.65
13.98
57.56
27.65
10.94
8.50
$31.49
$23.81

$30,351
0.93%
8.78
11.87
61.23
31.45
10.85
8.78
$29.32
$23.20

(1)

A non-GAAP financial measure - see the "Non-GAAP Presentations" section for a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the difference between interest income and fees earned on interest-earning assets, less interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. Tax equivalent net interest margin is
the net interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. 

The following table shows the consolidated average balance sheets, detailing the major categories of assets and liabilities, the interest income earned on interest-earning assets, the interest expense paid
for interest-bearing liabilities, and the related interest yields and costs for the periods indicated.

Year ended December 31,

2019

2018

Average
Yield/Cost

Average Balance

Interest
Income/Expense

Average
Yield/Cost

Average Balance

Interest
Income/Expense

Average
Yield/Cost

(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Loans, including fees 
Taxable investment securities
Tax-exempt investment securities 

(1)(2)(3)

(2)

Total securities held for investment 

(2)

Other

Total interest earning assets 

(2)

Other assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Interest checking deposits
Money market deposits
Savings deposits
Time deposits

Total interest bearing deposits

Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt

Total borrowed funds

$

$

$

$

Average
Balance

2020

Interest
Income/
Expense

$

3,551,945 
797,954 
342,000 

1,139,954 

73,255 

160,752 
17,610 
10,395 

28,005 

262 

4.53  % $
2.21 
3.04 

2.46 

0.36 

$

3,157,127 
465,484 
204,375 

669,859 

21,289 

4,765,154 

$

189,019 

3.97  % $

3,848,275 

$

$

370,687 

5,135,841 

1,108,997 
844,137 
454,000 
945,234 
3,352,368 

157,346 
220,448 
377,794 

4,435 
3,696 
1,386 
14,402 
23,919 

914 
6,990 
7,904 

352,765 

$

4,201,040 

0.40  % $
0.44 
0.31 
1.52 
0.71 

0.58 
3.17 
2.09 

$

806,624 
766,812 
329,199 
873,978 
2,776,613 

124,956 
224,149 
349,105 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

3,730,162 

$

31,823 

0.85  % $

3,125,718 

$

Noninterest bearing deposits
Other liabilities
Shareholders’ equity

832,038 
58,186 
515,455 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

5,135,841 

586,100 
37,204 
452,018 

$

4,201,040 

164,948 
13,132 
7,177 

20,309 

450 

185,707 

4,723 
7,549 
1,092 
16,563 
29,927 

1,847 
7,017 
8,864 

38,791 

5.22  % $
2.82 
3.51 

3.03 

2.11 

$

2,354,354 
428,757 
207,605 

636,362 

3,372 

112,233 
11,027 
7,342 

18,369 

62 

4.83  % $

2,994,088 

$

130,664 

255,630 

$

3,249,718 

0.59  % $
0.98 
0.33 
1.90 
1.08 

1.48 
3.13 
2.54 

$

672,069 
543,359 
214,244 
723,830 
2,153,502 

105,094 
169,540 
274,634 

1.24  % $

2,428,136 

$

455,223 
20,625 
345,734 

$

3,249,718 

2,907 
3,020 
254 
11,150 
17,331 

1,315 
4,195 
5,510 

22,841 

(2)

Net interest income 
Net interest spread 
(2)
Net interest margin

 (2)

Total deposits
Cost of funds
(5)

(4)

$

4,184,406 

$

23,919 

$

157,196 

$

146,916 

$

107,823 

3.12  %
3.30  %

0.57  % $
0.70  %

3,362,713 

$

29,927 

3.59  %
3.82  %

0.89  % $
1.05  %

2,608,725 

$

17,331 

(1)
(2)
(3)

(4)
(5)

Average balance includes nonaccrual loans.
Tax equivalent.
Interest income includes net loan fees, loan purchase discount accretion and tax equivalent adjustments. Net loan fees were $4.4 million, $(316) thousand, and $(407) thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Loan
purchase discount accretion was $9.1 million, $14.0 million, and $2.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Total deposits is the sum of total interest-bearing deposits and noninterest bearing deposits. The cost of total deposits is calculated as interest expense on deposits divided by average total deposits.
Cost of funds is calculated as total interest expense divided by the sum of average total deposits and borrowed funds.

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4.77  %
2.57 
3.54 

2.89 

1.84 

4.36  %

0.43  %
0.56 
0.12 
1.54 
0.80 

1.25 
2.47 
2.01 

0.94  %

3.42  %
3.60  %

0.66  %
0.79  %

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Net interest income is impacted by changes in volume, interest rate, and the mix of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The following table shows changes attributable to (i) changes in
volume and (ii) changes in rate. Changes attributable to both rate and volume have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

(dollars in thousands)
Increase (decrease) in interest income

(1)

Loans, including fees
Taxable investment securities
Tax-exempt investment securities 

(1)

Total securities held for investment 

(1)

Other

Change in interest income 

(1)

Increase (decrease) in interest expense

Interest checking deposits
Money market deposits
Savings deposits
Time deposits

Total interest bearing deposits

Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt

Total borrowed funds

Change in interest expense

Change in net interest income 

(1)

Percentage increase (decrease) in net interest income over prior period

(1)

Tax equivalent.

Year 2020 to 2019 Change due to

Year 2019 to 2018 Change due to

Volume

Yield/Cost

Net

Volume

Yield/Cost

Net

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

$

$

19,294   
7,814   
4,291   
12,105   
418   
31,817   

1,471   
688 
367 
1,272   
3,798   
392   
(117)  
275   
4,073   
27,744   

$

$

(23,490)
(3,336)
(1,073)
(4,409)
(606)
(28,505)

(1,759)
(4,541)
(73)
(3,433)
(9,806)
(1,325)
90 
(1,235)
(11,041)
(17,464)

$

$

(4,196)
4,478 
3,218 
7,696 
(188)
3,312 

(288)
(3,853)
294 
(2,161)
(6,008)
(933)
(27)
(960)
(6,968)
10,280 

7.0 %

$

$

41,135 
988 
(113)
875 
378 
42,388 

654 
1,596 
197 
2,565 
5,012 
271 
1,547 
1,818 
6,830   
35,558   

$

$

11,580 
1,117 
(52)
1,065 
10 
12,655 

1,162 
2,933 
641 
2,848 
7,584 
261 
1,275 
1,536 
9,120 
3,535 

$

$

52,715 
2,105 
(165)
1,940 
388 
55,043 

1,816 
4,529 
838 
5,413 
12,596 
532 
2,822 
3,354 
15,950 
39,093 

36.3 %

Our net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020, was $153.0 million, an increase of $9.3 million, or 6.5%, as compared to $143.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The
increase in net interest income was primarily due to a decline in interest expense of $7.0 million, or 18.0% to $31.8 million for the year 2020 and an increase of $2.3 million, or 1.3%, in interest income
to $184.8 million for the year 2020. The decline in interest expense was primarily due to a decline in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits of $6.0 million, or 20.1% to $23.9 million as a result of
lower rates paid on such deposits that more than offset the increase in the volume of deposits, which stemmed from increases in the country’s overall money supply as a result of the FRB’s utilization of
a variety of monetary policy tools to stimulate the economy and influence overall growth and distribution of credit, bank loans, investments and deposits, coupled with general uncertainty amid the
COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the decline in interest expense was also due to a decrease in interest expense on borrowed funds of $1.0 million, or 10.8%, to $7.9 million. The increase in interest
income was primarily due to increased volume of securities held for investment that was primarily attributable to the Company’s investment of net deposit inflows, partially offset by a decrease in yield,
which resulted in a net increase in investment security interest income of $7.0 million, or 37.4%, to $25.9 million. This increase was partially offset by a decline in loan interest income of $4.5 million,
or 2.8%, to $158.7 million for the year 2020 compared to the year 2019. The aforementioned increase in the country’s overall money supply also played a role in the decline in loan interest income, as
such increase, coupled with the general economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, weakened customer loan demand and line utilization. Loan purchase discount accretion contributed $9.1
million to net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $14.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Net fee accretion for PPP loans for the year 2020 was $5.4
million, compared to none for the year 2019.

The tax equivalent net interest margin for 2020 was 3.30%, down 52 basis points from the net interest margin of 3.82% for 2019. The yield on loans decreased 69 basis points, approximately 7 basis
points of which was attributable to PPP loans, which have a coupon rate of 1%. The tax equivalent yield on investment securities decreased by 57 basis points. Combined, the resulting yield on interest-
earning assets for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 86 basis points lower than the year ended December 31, 2019, and reflected the origination and re-pricing of loans at generally lower coupon
rates compared to existing portfolio coupon rates, as well as a shift in earning asset mix to a greater proportion of investment securities, which generally have lower yields than loans. The cost of interest-
bearing deposits decreased 37 basis points, while the average cost of borrowings was lower by 45 basis points for the full year 2020 as compared to the full year of 2019. The FRB decreased the target
federal funds interest rate by a total of 25 basis points in each of August, September and October of 2019, and an additional 150 basis points in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
which contributed to the decreased interest rates for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.

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Credit Loss Expense

We recorded credit loss expense of $28.4 million during 2020 compared to $7.2 million in 2019, an increase of $21.2 million, or 296.3%. The increase in credit loss expense reflects the impact that the
COVID-19 pandemic had on current and forecasted economic conditions utilized in our ACL model. Specifically, the economic forecast used by the Company is sensitive to changes in the following
loss drivers: (1) Midwest unemployment, (2) year-to-year change in national retail sales, (3) year-to-year change in the CRE Index, (4) year-to-year change in U.S. GDP, (5) year-to-year change in the
National  Home  Price  Index,  and  (6)  Rental  Vacancy.  General  deterioration  in  these  loss  drivers,  coupled  with  any  changes  to  our  modeling  assumptions  stemming  from  overall  uncertainties  in  the
current and future economic conditions, impacts the recorded credit loss expense. In addition, upon the Company's adoption of the CECL accounting guidance on January 1, 2020, the methodology for
estimating the total amount of the credit loss expense changed. Specifically, for the year ended December 31, 2020, we utilized the current expected credit loss methodology, as compared to incurred loss
methodology that was utilized in the prior year comparable period. The total amount of net loans charged off in the year ended December 31, 2020 was lower at $5.3 million, as compared to $7.4 million
in the year ended December 31, 2019.

Noninterest Income

The following table sets forth the various categories of noninterest income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(dollars in thousands)
Investment services and trust activities
Service charges and fees
Card revenue
Loan revenue
Bank-owned life insurance
Insurance commissions
Investment securities gains, net
Other

Total noninterest income

For the Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$ Change

% Change

2019

2018

$ Change

% Change

$

$

9,632    $
6,178   
5,719   
10,185   
2,226 

—   
184   

4,496 
38,620 

$

8,040 
7,452 
5,594 
3,789 
1,877 
734 
90 
3,670 
31,246 

$

$

1,592 
(1,274)
125 
6,396 
349 
(734)
94 
826 
7,374 

19.8 %
(17.1)
2.2 
168.8 
18.6 
(100.0)
104.4 
22.5 
23.6 %

$

$

8,040 
7,452 
5,594 
3,789 
1,877 
734 
90 
3,670 
31,246 

$

$

4,953 
6,157 
4,223 
3,622 
1,610 
1,284 
193 
1,173 
23,215 

$

$

3,087 
1,295 
1,371 
167 
267 
(550)
(103)
2,497 
8,031 

62.3 %
21.0 
32.5 
4.6 
16.6 
(42.8)
(53.4)
212.9 
34.6 %

Total noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $38.6 million, an increase of $7.4 million, or 23.6%, from $31.2 million during the same period of 2019. The largest driver of the
increase was an increase of $6.4 million, or 168.8%, in loan revenue, which reflected robust production from the Company’s residential mortgage business as low interest rates drove new purchase and
refinance volumes coupled with the inclusion of a full year of the acquired ATBancorp operations. Similarly, the $1.6 million increase in 2020 from investment services and trust activities reflected the
first full year of acquired ATBancorp operations in the Company’s results. Finally, ‘Other’ noninterest income increased $0.8 million due primarily to a $1.9 million increase in commercial loan swap
program revenue offset by a $1.1 million pre-tax gain on sale of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. assets recognized in June 2019 with no such gain recognized in 2020. The MidWestOne Insurance
Services, Inc. subsidiary was dissolved effective December 2019. Partially offsetting these increases was a reduction of service charges and fees income of $1.3 million and a decline of $0.7 million in
insurance commissions that stemmed from the aforementioned sale and dissolution of the insurance subsidiary in 2019.

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Noninterest Expense

The following table sets forth the various categories of noninterest expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(dollars in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits
Occupancy expense of premises, net
Equipment
Legal and professional
Data processing
Marketing
Amortization of intangibles
FDIC insurance
Communications
Foreclosed assets, net
Other
Goodwill impairment

Total noninterest expense

(dollars in thousands)
Merger-related expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits
Equipment
Legal and professional
Data processing
Other

     Total impact of merger-related expenses to noninterest expense

2020

2019

$ Change

% Change

2019

2018

$ Change

% Change

For the Year Ended December 31,

$

$

66,397 
9,348 
7,865 
6,153 
5,362 
3,815 
6,976 
1,858 
1,746 
150 
8,723 
31,500 
149,893 

$

$

65,660 
8,647 
7,717 
8,049 
4,579 
3,789 
5,906 
690 
1,701 
580 
10,217 
— 
117,535 

$

$

737 
701 
148 
(1,896)
783 
26 
1,070 
1,168 
45 
(430)
(1,494)
31,500 
32,358 

1.1 %
8.1 
1.9 
(23.6)
17.1 
0.7 
18.1 
169.3 
2.6 
(74.1)
(14.6)

N/A
27.5 %

$

$

65,660 
8,647 
7,717 
8,049 
4,579 
3,789 
5,906 
690 
1,701 
580 
10,217 
— 
117,535 

$

$

49,758 
7,597 
5,565 
4,641 
2,951 
2,660 
2,296 
1,533 
1,353 
21 
4,840 
— 
83,215 

$

$

15,902 
1,050 
2,152 
3,408 
1,628 
1,129 
3,610 
(843)
348 
559 
5,377 
— 
34,320 

32.0 %
13.8 
38.7 
73.4 
55.2 
42.4 
157.2 
(55.0)
25.7 
2,661.9 
111.1 

N/A
41.2 %

For the Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$

$

— 
7 
— 
44 
10 
61 

$

$

5,435 
483 
2,762 
90 
360 
9,130 

$

$

— 
2 
680 
100 
15 
797 

Noninterest expense was $149.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $32.4 million, or 27.5%, from $117.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in
noninterest expense was primarily due to a $31.5 million goodwill impairment charge that was recorded in the third quarter of 2020. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, noninterest expense
increased $0.9 million, or 0.7%, and was impacted by the acquisition of ATBancorp that was completed on May 1, 2019, which resulted in overall higher noninterest expenses in 2020 as compared to
2019, offset by a reduction in merger-related costs between these years.

Full-time equivalent employee levels were 757, 771, and 597 at December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Income Tax Expense

Our effective tax rate, or income taxes divided by income before taxes, was 50.3% for 2020 compared with 13.1% for 2019. Excluding non-deductible goodwill impairment, the effective income tax rate
for the full year 2020 was 14.9%, reflecting benefits related to general business and renewable energy tax credits and tax exempt interest.

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Financial Condition

Following is a table that represents the major categories of the Company’s balance sheet:

(dollars in thousands)
Assets

Cash and cash equivalents
Loans held for sale
Debt securities available for sale
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income
Allowance for credit losses
  Total loans held for investment, net
Other assets

Total assets

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Total deposits
Total borrowings
Other liabilities
Total shareholders’ equity

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Debt Securities

The composition of debt securities available for sale was as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
Debt securities available for sale

U.S. Government agencies and corporations
States and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Corporate debt securities

Fair value of debt securities available for sale

December 31,

December 31,

2020

2019

$ Change

% Change

$

$

$

$

82,659 
59,956 
1,657,381 
3,482,223 
(55,500)
3,426,723 
329,929 
5,556,648 

4,547,049 
439,480 
54,869 
515,250 
5,556,648 

$

$

$

$

73,484 
5,400 
785,977 
3,451,266 
(29,079)
3,422,187 
366,525 
4,653,573 

3,728,655 
371,009 
44,927 
508,982 
4,653,573 

$

$

$

$

9,175 
54,556 
871,404 
30,957 
(26,421)
4,536 
(36,596)
903,075 

818,394 
68,471 
9,942 
6,268 
903,075 

12.5 %

1,010.3 
110.9 
0.9 
90.9 
91.8 
(10.0)
19.4 %

21.9 %
18.5 
22.1 
1.2 
19.4 %

December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

361 
628,346 
94,018 
565,836 
368,820 
1,657,381 

— %

$

37.9 
5.7 
34.1 
22.3 
100.0 %

$

441 
257,205 
43,530 
292,946 
191,855 
785,977 

0.1 %

32.7 
5.5 
37.3 
24.4 
100.0 %

Our investment securities portfolio is managed to provide both a source of liquidity and earnings. The size of the portfolio varies along with fluctuations in levels of deposits and loans. We consider
many factors in determining the composition of our investment portfolio including tax-equivalent yield, credit quality, duration, expected cash flows and prepayment risk, as well as the liquidity position
and the interest rate risk profile of the Company.

Debt securities available for sale are carried at fair value. As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of our debt securities available for sale was $1.7 billion, an increase of $871.4 million from $786.0
million at December 31, 2019, primarily driven by the increased levels of deposit balances. There were $34.6 million of gross unrealized gains and $1.3 million of gross unrealized losses in our debt
securities available for sale portfolio for a net unrealized gain of $33.3 million at December 31, 2020. During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, the Company transferred all of its debt securities
classified as held to maturity to available for sale.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s mortgage-backed and collateralized mortgage obligations portfolios consisted of securities predominantly backed by one- to four-family mortgage
loans and underwritten to the standards of and guaranteed by the following government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises: FHLMC, the FNMA, and the GNMA. The receipt of principal, at
par, and interest on these securities is guaranteed by the respective government agency or government-sponsored enterprise, and as such the Company believes exposure for credit-related losses from its
mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations is reduced. Further, the Company owns several privately issued collateralized mortgage obligations. These securities are structured
with high levels of credit enhancement and carry the highest ratings from the credit rating agencies.

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The maturities, carrying values and weighted average yields of debt securities as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
Debt securities available for sale:

U.S. Government agencies and corporations
States and political subdivisions 
Mortgage-backed securities 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Corporate debt securities

(1)

(2)

(2)

Total debt securities available for sale
(1)

 Yield is on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21%.
 These securities are presented based upon contractual maturities.

(2)

Within One Year

After One but
Within Five Years

After Five but
Within Ten Years

After Ten Years

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Maturity

$

$

— 
9,879 
— 
— 
31,471 
41,350 

— %

$

3.12 
— 
— 
2.78 
2.86 %

$

361 
83,247 
11,228 
19 
210,606 
305,461 

2.05 %
2.98 
2.48 
2.94 
2.14 
2.38 %

$

$

— 
199,172 
2,419 
4,027 
120,923 
326,541 

— %

$

2.37 
2.48 
1.48 
3.72 
2.86 %

$

— 
336,048 
80,371 
561,790 
5,820 
984,029 

— %

2.43 
1.81 
1.49 
4.18 
1.85 %

As of December 31, 2020, no non-agency issuer’s securities exceeded 10% of the Company’s total shareholders’ equity.

Loans

The composition of our loan portfolio by type of loan was as follows:

(dollars in thousands)

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four-family first liens
One- to four-family junior liens

Total residential real estate

Consumer

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

Loans held for sale

2020

2019

As of December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Amount

116,392 
1,055,488 

181,291 
144,970 
256,525 
1,149,575 

1,732,361 

355,684 
143,422 

499,106 
78,876 

% of
Total

3.3 % $
30.3 

5.2 
4.2 
7.4 
33.0 

49.8 

10.2 
4.1 

14.3 
2.3 

Amount

140,446 
835,236 

298,077 
181,885 
227,407 
1,107,490 

1,814,859 

407,418 
170,381 

577,799 
82,926 

% of
Total

4.1 % $
24.2 

8.6 
5.3 
6.6 
32.1 

52.6 

11.8 
4.9 

16.7 
2.4 

Amount

96,956 
533,188 

217,617 
88,807 
134,741 
826,163 

1,267,328 

341,830 
120,049 

461,879 
39,428 

% of
Total

4.1 % $
22.2 

9.1 
3.7 
5.6 
34.4 

52.8 

14.3 
5.0 

19.3 
1.6 

Amount

105,512 
503,624 

165,276 
87,868 
134,506 
784,321 

1,171,971 

352,226 
117,204 

469,430 
36,158 

% of
Total

4.6 % $
22.0 

7.3 
3.8 
5.9 
34.3 

51.3 

15.4 
5.1 

20.5 
1.6 

Amount

113,343 
460,970 

126,685 
94,979 
136,003 
706,576 

1,064,243 

372,233 
117,763 

489,996 
36,591 

% of
Total

5.2 %

21.3 

5.9 
4.4 
6.3 
32.6 

49.2 

17.2 
5.4 

22.6 
1.7 

3,482,223 

100.0 % $

3,451,266 

100.0 % $

2,398,779 

100.0 % $

2,286,695 

100.0 % $

2,165,143 

100.0 %

59,956 

$

5,400 

$

666 

$

856 

$

4,241 

$

$

$

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income, increased $31.0 million, or 0.9%, to $3.48 billion as of December 31, 2020 from $3.45 billion at December 31, 2019, primarily as a result of the
Company’s participation in the PPP, offset in part by loan paydowns. Excluding the impact of PPP, organic loan growth was negatively impacted by COVID-19, as the increase in the country’s overall
money supply that stemmed from the FRB’s utilization of a variety of monetary policy tools to stimulate the economy and influence overall growth and distribution of credit, bank loans, investments and
deposits, coupled with general economic uncertainty, weakened customer loan demand and line utilization. As of December 31, 2020, the amortized cost basis of PPP loans was $259.3 million, or 7.4%
of loans held for investment, net of unearned income.

Commitments under standby letters of credit, unused lines of credit and other conditionally approved credit lines totaled approximately $991.4 million and $900.8 million as of December 31, 2020 and
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Our loan to deposit ratio decreased to 76.58% at year end 2020 from 92.56% at the end of 2019, with our target range for this ratio being between 80% and 90%. The loan to deposit ratio was below our
target range at year-end 2020 as a result of loan payoffs experienced during the year coupled with lower loan demand and line utilization. In addition, deposit growth fueled by government stimulus was
principally utilized to purchase debt securities and payoff long-term debt.

The following table sets forth remaining maturities and rate types of loans at December 31, 2020:

(dollars in thousands)
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total loans

Due Within
One Year

Due In

One to
Five Years

Due After
Five Years

Total

Fixed
Rates

Variable
Rates

Fixed
Rates

Variable
Rates

Maturities Within
One Year

Maturities After
One Year

$

81,194 
164,252 

$

29,327 
507,906 

$

5,871 
383,330 

$

116,392 
1,055,488 

$

25,223 
45,519 

$

55,971 
118,733 

$

29,714 
609,151 

$

49,811 
18,946 
21,209 
159,986 
249,952 

19,160 
4,885 
24,045 
11,370 
530,813 

$

109,680 
65,972 
122,972 
438,763 
737,387 

21,800 
60,052 
112,344 
550,826 
745,022 

75,645 
20,479 
96,124 
50,649 
1,421,393 

$

260,879 
118,058 
378,937 
16,857 
1,530,017 

$

$

181,291 
144,970 
256,525 
1,149,575 
1,732,361 

355,684 
143,422 
499,106 
78,876 
3,482,223 

$

27,725 
16,525 
11,555 
140,053 
195,858 

9,509 
2,882 
12,391 
5,953 
284,944 

$

22,086 
2,421 
9,654 
19,933 
54,094 

9,651 
2,003 
11,654 
5,417 
245,869 

73,001 
81,442 
132,904 
456,685 
744,032 

154,346 
48,553 
202,899 
66,262 
1,652,058 

$

$

5,484 
282,085 

58,479 
44,582 
102,412 
532,904 
738,377 

182,178 
89,984 
272,162 
1,244 
1,299,352 

Of the $1.55 billion of variable rate loans, approximately $804.5 million, or 52.1%, are subject to interest rate floors, with a weighted average floor rate of 4.05%.

Nonperforming Assets

The following table sets forth information concerning nonperforming loans by class of receivable at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

(dollars in thousands)
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total 

(1)

December 31, 2020

90+ Days Past Due
and Still Accruing
Interest

Nonaccrual

Total

Nonaccrual

December 31, 2019

90+ Days Past Due
and Still Accruing
Interest

Total

$

$

$

2,584 
7,326 

$

— 
106 

$

2,584 
7,432 

2,893 
13,276 

$

1,145 
8,319 
746 
19,134 
29,344 

1,895 
722 
2,617 
79 
41,950 

$

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

625 
— 
625 
8 
739 

$

1,145 
8,319 
746 
19,134 
29,344 

2,520 
722 
3,242 
87 
42,689 

$

1,494 
10,402 
— 
10,141 
22,037 

2,556 
513 
3,069 
206 
41,481 

$

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

99 
25 
124 
12 
136 

$

$

2,893 
13,276 

1,494 
10,402 
— 
10,141 
22,037 

2,655 
538 
3,193 
218 
41,617 

(1) 

Starting in the second quarter of 2020, performing troubled debt restructured loans held for investment are no longer included in nonperforming assets. Prior period information has been adjusted to exclude these loans.

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The gross interest income that would have been recorded in the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 if the nonaccrual and TDRs had been current in accordance with their original terms was
$3.8 million, $5.8 million, and $2.4 million, respectively. The amount of interest collected on those loans that was included in interest income was $1.4 million, $2.4 million, and $0.9 million for the
years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The following table sets forth information concerning nonperforming assets and performing TDRs at December 31 for each of the years indicated:

(dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans held for investment
Accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more
Foreclosed assets, net

Total nonperforming assets

 (1)

Nonperforming assets ratio

(2)

Performing troubled debt restructured

2020

2019

December 31,

2018

2017

2016

41,950 
739 
2,316 
45,005 

$

$

41,481 
136 
3,706 
45,323 

$

$

19,924 
365 
535 
20,824 

$

$

14,784 
207 
2,010 
17,001 

$

$

20,668 
485 
2,097 
23,250 

1.29 %

1.31 %

0.87 %

0.74 %

1.07 %

2,630 

$

4,372 

$

5,284 

$

9,815 

$

7,377 

$

$

$

(1) 

(2)

Starting in the second quarter of 2020, performing troubled debt restructured loans held for investment are no longer included in nonperforming assets. Prior period information has been adjusted to exclude these loans.
 Nonperforming assets ratio is calculated as total nonperforming assets divided by the sum of loans held for investment, net of unearned income and foreclosed assets, net at the end of the period.

Total nonperforming assets were $45.0 million at December 31, 2020, compared to $45.3 million at December 31, 2019, a $0.3 million, or 0.7%, decrease. Nonperforming loans increased slightly from
$41.6 million, or 1.21% of total loans, at December 31, 2019, to $42.7 million, or 1.23% of total loans, at December 31, 2020, while foreclosed assets, net, decreased $1.4 million, or 37.5%, during 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted nonperforming asset volumes at December 31, 2020, as the Company saw a deterioration of certain credits. However, the effects of such deterioration
were more than offset by the resolution of existing nonperforming assets. Foreclosed assets, net, are carried at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs of disposal. Additional discounts could
be  required  to  market  and  sell  the  properties,  resulting  in  a  write  down  through  expense.  The  nonperforming  assets  ratio  declined  2  basis  points  from  1.31%  at  December  31,  2019,  to  1.29%  at
December 31, 2020.

Loan Review and Classification Process for Agricultural Loans, Commercial and Industrial Loans, and Commercial Real Estate Loans:

The  Bank  maintains  a  loan  review  and  classification  process  which  involves  multiple  officers  of  the  Bank  and  is  designed  to  assess  the  general  quality  of  credit  underwriting  and  to  promote  early
identification of potential problem loans. All commercial and agricultural loan officers are charged with the responsibility of risk rating all loans in their portfolios and updating the ratings, positively or
negatively, on an ongoing basis as conditions warrant. Risk ratings are selected from an 8-point scale with ratings as follows: ratings 1- 4 Satisfactory (pass), rating 5 Watch (potential weakness), rating 6
Substandard (well-defined weakness), rating 7 Doubtful, and rating 8 Loss.

When a loan officer originates a new loan, based upon proper loan authorization, they document the credit file with an offering sheet summary, supplemental underwriting analysis, relevant financial
information and collateral evaluations. All of this information is used in the determination of the initial loan risk rating. The Bank’s loan review department undertakes independent credit reviews of
relationships based on either criteria established by loan policy, risk-focused sampling, or random sampling. Loan policy requires all credit relationships with total exposure of $5.0 million or more, as
determined semi-annually as of month-end December and June, to be reviewed no less than annually. In addition, all classified (loan grades 6 through 8) and watch (loan grade 5) rated credits over $1.0
million  are  to  be  reviewed  no  less  than  annually.  The  individual  loan  reviews  consider  such  items  as:  loan  type;  nature,  type  and  estimated  value  of  collateral;  borrower  and/or  guarantor  estimated
financial strength; most recently available financial information; related loans and total borrower exposure; and current and anticipated performance of the loan. The results of such reviews are presented
to both executive management and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors.

Through  the  review  of  delinquency  reports,  updated  financial  statements  or  other  relevant  information,  the  lending  officer  and/or  loan  review  personnel  may  determine  that  a  loan  relationship  has
weakened to the point that a watch (loan grade 5) or classified (loan grades 6 through 8) status is warranted. When a loan relationship with total related exposure of $1.0 million or

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greater is adversely graded (loan grade 5 or above), or is classified as a TDR (regardless of size), the lending officer is then charged with preparing a loan strategy summary worksheet that outlines the
background of the credit problem, current repayment status of the loans, current collateral evaluation and a workout plan of action. This plan may include goals to improve the credit rating, assist the
borrower  in  moving  the  loans  to  another  institution  and/or  collateral  liquidation.  All  such  reports  are  first  presented  to  regional  management  and  then  to  the  loan  strategy  committee.  Copies  of  the
minutes of these committee meetings are presented to the board of directors of the Bank.

Depending upon the individual facts and circumstances and the result of the classified/watch review process, loan officers and/or loan review personnel may categorize the loan relationship as impaired.
Once that determination has occurred, the credit analyst will complete an evaluation of the collateral (for collateral-dependent loans) based upon the estimated collateral value, adjusting for current
market  conditions and other local factors  that may affect  collateral  value. Loan review personnel may also complete  an independent  impairment  analysis when deemed necessary. These judgmental
evaluations may produce an initial specific allowance for placement in the Company’s allowance for credit losses calculation. Impairment analysis for the underlying collateral value is completed in the
last month of the quarter. The impairment analysis worksheets are reviewed by the Credit Administration department prior to quarter-end. The board of directors of the Bank on a quarterly basis reviews
the classified/watch reports including changes in credit grades of 5 or higher as well as all impaired loans, the related allowances and foreclosed assets, net.

The review process also provides for the upgrade of loans that show improvement since the last review. All requests for an upgrade of a credit are approved by the loan strategy committee before the
rating can be changed.

Enhanced Credit Monitoring

In response to the current economic environment, beginning in the second quarter of 2020, we performed a quarterly additional risk rating review, which encompassed all loans greater than $1 million
from industry groups identified as "vulnerable" to significant impact from COVID-19 (e.g. non-essential retail, restaurants, hotels, CRE-retail, and arts, entertainment and gaming industries), in addition
to the top 30 largest loan relationships. The additional risk rating review allows us to build on our existing portfolio monitoring processes, while also creating enhanced monitoring procedures to increase
the penetration of our portfolio and ultimately the transparency of the risk profile of the portfolio.

Loan Modifications

We restructure loans for our customers who appear to be able to meet the terms of their loan over the long term, but who may be unable to meet the terms of the loan in the near term due to individual
circumstances. We consider the customer’s past performance, previous and current credit history, the individual circumstances surrounding the current difficulties and their plan to meet the terms of the
loan in the future prior to restructuring the terms of the loan. See Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional information on factors considered related to concessions.

Generally, short-term deferral of required payments would not be considered a concession. Once a restructured loan has gone 90 days or more past due or is placed on nonaccrual status, it is included in
the 90 days or more past due or nonaccrual totals. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company modified 22 loans that were considered TDRs. Refer above to Note 4. Loans Receivable and
the Allowance for Credit Losses for details pertaining to the modifications that were a result of COVID-19 that were not deemed to be TDRs.

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Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table shows activity affecting the allowance for credit losses:

(dollars in thousands)
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income
Average loans held for investment, net of unearned income

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
Charge-offs:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total charge-offs

Recoveries:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total recoveries

Net loans charged off
Credit loss expense
Day 1 transition adjustment from adoption of ASC 326

Allowance for credit losses at end of period

(1)

Net charge-off ratio
Allowance for credit losses ratio
Adjusted allowance for credit losses ratio

(2)

(3)

$
$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

Year ended December 31,

2020
3,482,223 
3,551,945 

29,079 

1,051 
2,502 

— 
267 
— 
2,050 
2,317 

151 
35 
186 
737 
6,793 

130 
1,055 

— 
8 
— 
116 
124 

17 
32 
49 
170 
1,528 
5,265 
27,702 
3,984 
55,500 

$
$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

2019
3,451,266 
3,157,127 

29,307 

1,130 
4,774 

— 
650 
— 
887 
1,537 

61 
168 
229 
720 
8,390 

32 
195 

6 
202 
— 
103 
311 

47 
58 
105 
361 
1,004 
7,386 
7,158 
— 
29,079 

$
$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

2018
2,398,779 
2,354,354 

28,059 

656 
2,752 

— 
— 
— 
2,901 
2,901 

83 
30 
113 
618 
7,040 

67 
291 

60 
— 
— 
230 
290 

139 
149 
288 
52 
988 
6,052 
7,300 
— 
29,307 

$
$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

2017
2,286,695 
2,201,364 

21,850 

1,202 
2,338 

257 
— 
— 
7,674 
7,931 

250 
55 
305 
257 
12,033 

187 
232 

167 
24 
— 
100 
291 

24 
156 
180 
18 
908 
11,125 
17,334 
— 
28,059 

$
$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

2016
2,165,143 
2,161,376 

19,427 

1,204 
3,066 

734 
— 
— 
197 
931 

462 
320 
782 
98 
6,081 

33 
124 

54 
1 
— 
137 
192 

82 
75 
157 
15 
521 
5,560 
7,983 
— 
21,850 

0.15 %
1.59 %
1.72 %

0.23 %
0.84 %
0.84 %

0.26 %
1.22 %
1.22 %

0.51 %
1.23 %
1.23 %

0.26 %
1.01 %
1.01 %

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Net charge-off ratio is calculated as net charge-offs divided by average loans held for investment, net of unearned income during the period.
Allowance for credit losses ratio is calculated as allowance for credit losses divided by loans held for investment, net of unearned income at the end of the period.
Non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Presentations” section for a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

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The following table sets forth the allowance for credit losses by loan portfolio segments compared to the percentage of loans to total loans by loan portfolio segment as of December 31 for each of the
years indicated:

(dollars in thousands)
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate
Residential real estate
Consumer

Total

2020

2019

December 31,

2018

2017

2016

Allowance
Amount

Percent of Loans to
Total Loans

Allowance
Amount

Percent of Loans to
Total Loans

Allowance
Amount

Percent of Loans to
Total Loans

Allowance
Amount

Percent of Loans to
Total Loans

Allowance
Amount

Percent of Loans to
Total Loans

$

$

1,346 
15,689 
32,640 
4,882 
943 
55,500 

3.3 % $
30.3 
49.8 
14.3 
2.3 

100.0 % $

3,748 
8,394 
13,804 
2,685 
448 
29,079 

4.1 % $
24.2 
52.6 
16.7 
2.4 

100.0 % $

3,637 
7,478 
15,635 
2,349 
208 
29,307 

4.1 % $
22.2 
52.8 
19.3 
1.6 

100.0 % $

2,790 
8,518 
13,637 
2,870 
244 
28,059 

4.6 % $
22.0 
51.3 
20.5 
1.6 

100.0 % $

2,003 
6,274 
9,860 
3,458 
255 
21,850 

5.2 %

21.3 
49.2 
22.6 
1.7 
100.0 %

CECL Adoption and ACL Framework: The framework requires that management's estimate reflects credit losses over the full remaining expected life of each credit, which includes the acquired loan
portfolio that was previously excluded, and considers expected future changes in macroeconomic conditions. The adoption resulted in the recognition on January 1, 2020 of cumulative effect adjustments
of  $4.0  million  related  to  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  for  loans  and  $3.4  million  related  to  the  liability  for  off-balance  sheet  credit  exposures.  See  Note  1.  Nature  of  Business  and  Significant
Accounting Policies for additional information on the Company's adoption of CECL.

Actual Results: Our ACL as of December 31, 2020 was $55.5 million, which was 1.59% of loans held for investment, net of unearned income, as of that date. This compares with an ALL of $29.1
million as of December 31, 2019, which was 0.84% of loans held for investment, net of unearned income. The ACL at December 31, 2020 does not include a reserve for the PPP loans as they are fully
guaranteed by the SBA. When adjusted for the impact of PPP loans, the ratio of the ACL as a percentage of loans held for investment, net of unearned income, as of December 31, 2020 was 1.72%, an
increase of 88 basis points from the prior year’s ratio of 0.84% (a non-GAAP financial measure - see "Non-GAAP Presentations"). The increase in the ACL is due in part to the adoption of the CECL
accounting guidance, which included the one-time cumulative effect adjustment previously described. In addition, the adoption of CECL resulted in a higher allowance estimate for acquired loans, while
under the prior methodology the allowance estimate for acquired loans was partially offset by purchase discounts. The increase in the ACL also reflects changes in current and forecasted conditions,
which were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as changes to modeling assumptions. The liability for off-balance sheet credit exposures totaled $4.1 million as of December 31,
2020 and is included in 'Other liabilities' on the balance sheet.

The Company recorded credit loss expense related to loans of $27.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Gross charge-offs
for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $6.8 million, while there were $1.5 million in recoveries of previously charged-off loans. The ratio of net loan charge offs to average loans for the year ended
December 31, 2020 declined to 0.15% compared to 0.23% for the year ended December 31, 2019 and was the lowest level experienced over the last five years.

Economic Forecast: At December 31, 2020, the economic forecast used by the Company showed the following: (1) Midwest unemployment – slight increase over the next three forecasted quarters, with
a decline in the fourth forecasted quarter; (2) Year-to-year change in national retail sales - increases over the next four forecasted quarters; (3) Year-to-year change in CRE Index - decreases over the
next four forecasted quarters; (4) Year-to-year change in U.S. GDP - a decrease in the first forecasted quarter, followed by increases in the following three quarters; (5) Year-to-year change in National
Home Price Index – increases over the next four forecasted quarters; and (6) Rental Vacancy - an increase over the forecasted four quarters. These loss drivers saw overall economic improvement when
compared to the previously disclosed third quarter 2020 results, but are consistently worse when compared to recent historical trends over the past several years, largely as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic.

Loan Policy: We specifically evaluate all nonaccrual loans greater than $250,000 individually on a quarterly basis to estimate the appropriate allowance due to collateral deficiency or insufficient cash-
flow based on a discounted cash-flow analysis. At December 31, 2020, TDRs were not a material portion of the loan portfolio. We review loans 90 days or more past due that are still accruing interest no
less than quarterly to determine if the asset is both well secured and in the process of collection. If not, such loans are placed on non-accrual status.

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Based on the inherent risk in the loan portfolio, management believed that as of December 31, 2020, the ACL was adequate; however, there is no assurance losses will not exceed the allowance, and any
growth  in  the  loan  portfolio  or  uncertainty  in  the  general  economy  will  require  that  management  continue  to  evaluate  the  adequacy  of  the  ACL  and  make  additional  provisions  in  future  periods  as
deemed necessary. See Note 4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Credit Losses for additional information related to the allowance for credit losses.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill was $62.5 million as of December 31, 2020, a decline of $29.4 million, or 32.0%, from $91.9 million at December 31, 2019 due to the $31.5 million goodwill impairment that was recorded in
the third quarter of 2020, offset in part by the $2.1 million purchase accounting adjustment from the merger with ATBancorp that was finalized in the first quarter of 2020. Other intangible assets were
$25.2 million at December 31, 2020, a decrease of $7.0 million, or 21.7%, from $32.2 million at December 31, 2019 due to the additional amortization of these assets.

Deposits

The composition of deposits was as follows:

(in thousands)
Noninterest bearing deposits
Interest checking deposits
Money market deposits
Savings deposits
Time deposits under $250,000
Time deposits of $250,000 or more

Total deposits

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2019

Balance

% of Total

Balance

% of Total

$

$

910,655 
1,351,641 
918,654 
529,751 
581,471 
254,877 
4,547,049 

20.0 % $
29.8 %
20.2 %
11.7 %
12.8 %
5.6 %
100.0 % $

662,209 
962,830 
763,028 
387,142 
682,232 
271,214 
3,728,655 

17.8 %
25.7 %
20.5 %
10.4 %
18.3 %
7.3 %
100.0 %

Deposits increased $818.4 million from December 31, 2019, or 21.9%, reflecting the combination of fiscal stimulus and general economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately
81.3% of our total deposits were considered “core” deposits as of December 31, 2020, compared to 74.2% at December 31, 2019. We consider core deposits to be the total of all deposits other than
certificates of deposit and brokered money market deposits.

The following table shows the composition and average balance of deposits for the indicated years:

Average
Balance

2020

%
Total

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

2019

%
Total

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

2018

%
Total

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

2017

%
Total

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

2016

%
Total

Average
Rate

$

832,038 

19.9 %

N/A

$

586,100 

17.4 %

NA

$

455,223 

17.5 %

NA

$

471,170 

18.8 %

NA

$

512,383 

21.0 %

NA

Year Ended December 31,

1,953,134 
454,000 

945,234 

46.7 
10.8 

22.6 

0.42  %
0.31 

1.52 

1,573,436 
329,199 

873,978 

46.8 
9.8 

26.0 

0.78  %
0.33 

1.90 

1,215,428 
214,244 

723,830 

46.6 
8.2 

27.7 

0.49  %
0.12 

1.54 

1,152,350 
205,204 

674,757 

46.0 
8.2 

27.0 

0.32  %
0.10 

1.13 

1,087,757 
195,237 

649,986 

44.5 
8.0 

26.5 

$

4,184,406 

100.0 %

0.57  % $

3,362,713 

100.0 %

0.89  % $

2,608,725 

100.0 %

0.66  % $

2,503,481 

100.0 %

0.46  % $

2,445,363 

100.0 %

(dollars in thousands)

Non-interest-bearing deposits
Interest-bearing checking and
money market
Savings deposits

Time deposits

Total deposits

Time deposits of $100,000 and over at December 31, 2020 had the following maturities:

(in thousands)
Three months or less
Over three through six months
Over six months through one year
Over one year

Total

$

$

48

0.29  %
0.14 

0.92 

0.38  %

147,576 
106,596 
81,179 
117,570 
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Short-Term Borrowings

Federal funds purchased: The Bank purchases federal funds for short-term funding needs from correspondent and regional banks. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Bank had no federal funds
purchased.

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase: Securities sold under agreement to repurchase rose $57.0 million, or 48.6%, to $174.3 million as of December 31, 2020, compared with $117.2 million
as of December 31, 2019. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are agreements in which the Company acquires funds by selling investment securities to another party under a simultaneous
agreement to repurchase the same investment securities at a specified price and date. The Company enters into repurchase agreements and also offers a demand deposit account product to customers that
sweeps their balances in excess of an agreed upon target amount into overnight repurchase agreements. As such, the balance of these borrowings vary according to the liquidity needs of the customers
participating in these sweep accounts.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances: The Bank utilizes FHLB short-term advances for short-term funding needs. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, FHLB advances were $56.5 million and $22.1
million, respectively.

Line of Credit: The Bank entered into a line of credit agreement with a correspondent bank under which the Company is able to borrow up to $25.0 million from an unsecured revolving credit facility.
The Company had nothing outstanding under this revolving credit facility as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019.

See Note 11. Short-Term Borrowings to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to short-term borrowings.

Long-Term Debt

Finance Lease Payable: The Company has one existing finance lease for a banking office location, with a present value liability of $1.1 million as of December 31, 2020, as compared to $1.2 million as
of December 31, 2019.

Junior Subordinated Notes Issued to Capital Trusts: Junior subordinated notes that have been issued to capital trusts that issued trust preferred securities were $41.8 million as of December 31, 2020,
compared to $41.6 million as of December 31, 2019.

Subordinated Debentures: On May 1, 2019, the Company assumed $10.9 million in aggregate principal amount of subordinated debentures as a result of the merger with ATBancorp. In addition, on July
28,  2020,  the  Company  completed  a  private  placement  offering  of  $65.0  million  aggregate  principal  amount  of  5.75%  fixed-to-floating  rate  subordinated  notes,  of  which  $63.75  million  have  been
exchanged for subordinated notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. As a result of the offering, the balance of subordinated debentures increased to $74.6 million at December 31, 2020, as
compared to $10.9 million at December 31, 2019.

Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings: FHLB borrowings totaled $91.2 million as of  December 31, 2020, compared to $145.7 million as of December 31, 2019, a decrease of $54.5 million, or 37.4%
due to maturities of FHLB advances. We utilize FHLB borrowings as a supplement to customer deposits to fund interest earning assets and to assist in managing interest rate risk.

Other Long-Term Debt: On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a $35.0 million unsecured note payable with a correspondent bank with a maturity date of June 30, 2020. The Company drew $25.0
million on the note prior to June 30, 2015, at which time the ability to obtain additional advances ceased. The note was paid-off on June 30, 2020.

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a $35.0 million unsecured note in connection with the ATBancorp acquisition, with a maturity date of April 30, 2024. The note was paid-off on November
3, 2020.

See Note 12. Long-Term Debt to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to long-term debt.

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The following table sets forth the distribution of borrowed funds and weighted average interest rates. 

(dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight

Balance

2020

Weighted
Average Rate

December 31,
2019

Balance

Weighted
Average Rate

Balance

2018

Weighted
Average Rate

advances

FHLB borrowings
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
Subordinated debentures
Finance lease payable
Other long-term debt

Total

$

$

230,789 
91,198 
41,763 
74,634 
1,096 
— 
439,480 

0.28  % $
1.92 
2.17 
5.86 
8.89 
— 

1.77  % $

139,349 
145,700 
41,587 
10,899 
1,224 
32,250 
371,009 

1.17  % $
2.25 
3.85 
6.50 
8.89 
3.44 
2.27  % $

131,422 
136,000 
23,888 
— 
— 
7,500 
298,810 

1.70  %
2.45 
4.97 
— 
— 
3.78 
2.35  %

The following table sets forth the maximum amount of borrowed funds outstanding at any month-end for the periods presented.

(dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight advances
Line of credit
FHLB borrowings
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
Subordinated debentures
Finance lease payable
Other long-term debt

Total

The following table sets forth the average amount of and the average rate paid on borrowed funds.

2020

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

230,789 
10,000 
140,691 
41,763 
74,761 
1,215 
32,250 
531,469 

$

$

159,236 
— 
160,755 
44,030 
10,903 
1,329 
41,250 
417,503 

$

$

131,420 
— 
148,000 
23,888 
— 
— 
12,500 
315,808 

(dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight

advances

Line of credit
FHLB borrowings
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
Subordinated debentures
Finance lease payable
Other long-term debt

Total

Off-Balance-Sheet Transactions

2020

Average
Balance

Average
Rate

Year Ended December 31,
2019

Average
Balance

Average
Rate

2018

Average
Balance

Average
Rate

$

$

154,149 
3,197 
114,325 
41,676 
38,254 
1,161 
25,032 
377,794 

0.53  %
2.88 
2.00 
3.37 
6.09 
8.79 
2.57 
2.03  %

$

$

124,956 
— 
151,764 
35,956 
7,304 
1,282 
27,844 
349,106 

1.46  %
— 
2.30 
5.15 
6.31 
8.81 
3.97 
2.53  %

$

$

105,094 
— 
133,814 
23,841 
— 
— 
10,596 
273,345 

1.24  %
— 
1.95 
4.97 
— 
— 
3.77 
2.01  %

During  the  normal  course  of  business,  we are  a  party  to  financial  instruments  with  off-balance-sheet  risk  in  order  to  meet  the  financing  needs  of  our  customers.  These  financial  instruments  include
commitments  to  extend  credit,  commitments  to  sell  loans,  and  standby  letters  of  credit.  We  follow  the  same  credit  policy  (including  requiring  collateral,  if  deemed  appropriate)  to  make  such
commitments as is followed for those loans that are recorded in our financial statements.

Our  exposure  to  credit  losses  in  the  event  of  nonperformance  is  represented  by  the  contractual  amount  of  the  commitments.  Management  does  not  expect  any  significant  losses  as  a  result  of  these
commitments, and also expects to have sufficient liquidity available to cover these off-balance-sheet instruments. Off-balance-sheet transactions are more fully discussed in Note 18. Commitments and
Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements.

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The following table summarizes the Bank’s commitments by expiration period, as of December 31, 2020:

(in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit
Commitments to sell loans
Standby letters of credit

Total

Capital Resources

Contractual Obligations

Total

897,274 
59,956 
34,212 
991,442 

$

$

$

$

Less than
1 year

1 to 3
years

3 to 5
years

More than
5 years

321,966 
59,956 
24,025 
405,947 

$

$

252,364 
— 
8,055 
260,419 

$

$

47,801 
— 
579 
48,380 

$

$

275,143 
— 
1,553 
276,696 

We are a party to many contractual financial obligations, including repayments of deposits and borrowings and payments for noncancellable operating lease and finance lease obligations. The table
below summarizes certain future financial obligations of the Company due by period, as of December 31, 2020:

Contractual Obligations

(dollars in thousands)
Time certificates of deposit
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight advances
FHLB borrowings
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
Subordinated debentures
Noncancellable operating leases and finance lease obligations

Total

Shareholders’ Equity & Capital Adequacy

Total

836,348 
230,789 
91,198 
41,763 
74,634 
7,274 
1,282,006 

$

$

$

$

Less than
1 year

1 to 3
years

3 to 5
years

More than
5 years

651,374 
230,789 
43,085 
— 
— 
1,347 
926,595 

$

$

160,611 
— 
42,101 
— 
10,882 
2,410 
216,004 

$

$

23,292 
— 
6,012 
— 
— 
1,439 
30,743 

$

$

1,071 
— 
— 
41,763 
63,752 
2,078 
108,664 

Total shareholders’ equity was $515.3 million as of December 31, 2020, compared to $509.0 million as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $6.3 million, or 1.23%. The total shareholders’ equity to
total assets ratio was 9.27% at December 31, 2020, down from 10.94% at December 31, 2019. Dividends per common share were $0.88 and $0.81 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.

The Federal Reserve uses capital adequacy guidelines in its examination and regulation of bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks. Risk-based capital ratios are established by allocating
assets and certain off-balance-sheet commitments into four risk-weighted categories. These balances are then multiplied by the factor appropriate for that risk-weighted category. Pursuant to the Basel III
Rules, the Company and the Bank, respectively, are subject to regulatory capital adequacy requirements promulgated by the Federal Reserve and the FDIC. Failure by the Company or the Bank to meet
minimum capital requirements could result in certain mandatory and discretionary actions by our regulators that could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements. Under the
capital requirements and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s
and  the  Bank’s  assets,  liabilities  and  certain  off-balance-sheet  items  as  calculated  under  regulatory  accounting  practices.  The  Company’s  and  the  Bank’s  capital  amounts  and  classifications  are  also
subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and
the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total risk-based capital, Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-
weighted assets (as defined in the regulations), and a leverage ratio consisting of Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to average assets (as defined in the regulations). As of December 31, 2020,
the Company and the Bank exceeded federal regulatory minimum capital requirements to be classified as well-capitalized (including the capital conservation buffer). See Note 17. Regulatory Capital
Requirements and Restrictions on Subsidiary Cash to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our regulatory capital ratios.

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In order to be a “well-capitalized” depository institution, the Company and the Bank must maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5% or more; a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8% or more; a total
capital ratio of 10% or more; and a leverage ratio of 5% or more. A capital conservation buffer, comprised of 2.5% of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, is also established above the regulatory minimum
capital requirements.

Stock Compensation

On April 20, 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved the MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan is the successor to the MidWestOne
Financial Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), which expired on November 20, 2017.

Restricted stock units were granted to certain officers and directors of the Company on February 15, 2020, May 15, 2020, August 15, 2020, and November 15, 2020 in the amounts of 48,066, 17,083,
6,579, and 437 respectively. Additionally, during the year ended 2020, 39,005 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the vesting of previously awarded grants of restricted stock units,
of which 4,973 shares were surrendered by grantees to satisfy tax requirements, and 1,396 unvested restricted stock units were forfeited.

During  the  fourth  quarter  of  2020,  the  Company's  board  of  directors  authorized  resuming  repurchases  under  of  the  Company's  share  repurchase  program.  The  Company  previously  announced  the
temporary suspension of its share repurchase program in light of market conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

See Note 15. Stock Compensation Plans to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our stock compensation program.

Liquidity

Liquidity Management

Liquidity management involves meeting the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers. We conduct liquidity management on both a daily and long-term basis, and adjust our investments in
liquid  assets  based  on  expected  loan  demand,  projected  loan  maturities  and  payments,  expected  deposit  flows,  yields  available  on  interest-bearing  deposits,  and  the  objectives  of  our  asset/liability
management program. Excess liquidity is invested generally in short-term U.S. government and agency securities, short- and medium-term state and political subdivision securities, and other investment
securities.  Our  most  liquid  assets  are  cash  and  due  from  banks,  interest-bearing  bank  deposits,  and  federal  funds  sold.  The  balances  of  these  assets  are  dependent  on  our  operating,  investing,  and
financing activities during any given period.

Generally, the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of fiscal stimulus payments to individuals, coupled with economic uncertainty stemming from the pandemic, increased
liquidity during 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents are summarized in the table below:

(dollars in thousands)
Cash and due from banks
Interest-bearing deposits
Federal funds sold

Total

2020

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

65,078 
17,409 
172 
82,659 

$

$

67,174 
6,112 
198 
73,484 

$

$

43,787 
1,693 
— 
45,480 

Generally,  our  principal  sources  of  funds  are  deposits,  advances  from  the  FHLB, principal  repayments  on loans,  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  loans, proceeds  from  the  maturity  and  sale  of  investment
securities, our federal funds lines, and funds provided by operations. While scheduled loan amortization and maturing interest-bearing deposits are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows
and  loan  prepayments  are  greatly  influenced  by  economic  conditions,  the  general  level  of  interest  rates,  and  competition.  We  utilized  particular  sources  of  funds  based  on  comparative  costs  and
availability. The Bank maintains unsecured lines of credit with several correspondent banks and secured lines with the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window and the FHLB that would allow us to
borrow funds on a short-term basis, if necessary. We also hold debt securities classified as available for sale that could be sold to meet liquidity needs if necessary.

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Net cash provided by operations was another major source of liquidity. The net cash provided by operating activities was $9.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and $47.3 million for the
year ended December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2020, we had outstanding commitments to extend credit to borrowers of $897.3 million, standby letters of credit of $34.2 million, and commitments to sell loans of $60.0 million.
Certificates of deposit maturing in one year or less totaled $651.4 million as of December 31, 2020. We believe that a significant portion of these deposits will remain with us upon maturity.

Dividends

Our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders is affected by both corporate law considerations and policies of the FRB applicable to bank holding companies. The FRB requires notification and must
provide approval before any declaration and payment of a dividend can occur in a period in which quarterly and/or cumulative twelve-month net earnings are insufficient to fund the dividend amount,
among other requirements. Under such circumstances, we may not pay a dividend if the FRB objects or until such time as we receive approval from the FRB. Due to the impact of the goodwill
impairment charge on our earnings during the third quarter of 2020, we were required to receive approval from the FRB, as described above, prior to declaring a dividend. Such approval was received
from the FRB prior to the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.22 per share by the board of directors of the Company on October 28, 2020.

Inflation

The effects of price changes and inflation can vary substantially for most financial institutions. While management believes that inflation affects the growth of total assets, it is difficult to assess its
overall impact on the Company. The price of one or more of the components of the Consumer Price Index may fluctuate considerably and thereby influence the overall Consumer Price Index without
having a corresponding effect on interest rates or upon the cost of those goods and services normally purchased by us. In years of high inflation and high interest rates, intermediate and long-term interest
rates tend to increase, thereby adversely impacting the market values of investment securities, mortgage loans and other long-term fixed rate loans held by financial institutions. In addition, higher short-
term interest rates caused by inflation tend to increase financial institutions’ cost of funds. In other years, the reverse situation may occur.

Non-GAAP Presentations
Certain  ratios  and  amounts  not  in  conformity  with  GAAP  are  provided  to  evaluate  and  measure  the  Company’s  operating  performance  and  financial  condition,  including  return  on  average  tangible
equity, tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, tangible common equity ratio, net interest margin (tax equivalent), core net interest margin, efficiency ratio, and the adjusted allowance
for  credit  losses  ratio.  Management  believes  these  ratios  and  amounts  provide  investors  with  useful  information  regarding  the  Company’s  profitability,  financial  condition  and  capital  adequacy,
consistent with how management evaluates the Company’s financial performance. The following tables provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.

Return on Average Tangible Equity

(Dollars in thousands)
Net income
Intangible amortization, net of tax
Goodwill impairment

(1)

Tangible net income

Average shareholders’ equity
Average intangible assets, net

Average tangible equity

Return on average equity
Return on average tangible equity
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming an income tax rate of 25%.
(2) Tangible net income divided by average tangible equity

(2)

2020

For the Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

$

$

6,623 
5,232 
31,500 
43,355 

515,455 
(113,978)
401,477 

$

$

$

$

43,630 
4,430 
— 
48,060 

452,018 
(108,242)
343,776 

$

$

$

$

30,351 
1,722 
— 
32,073 

345,734 
(75,531)
270,203 

1.28 %
10.80 %

9.65 %
13.98 %

8.78 %
11.87 %

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Tangible Common Equity / Tangible Book Value Per Share/ Tangible Common Equity Ratio 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Total shareholders’ equity
Intangible assets, net

Tangible common equity

Total assets
Intangible assets, net

Tangible assets

Book value per share
Tangible book value per share
Shares outstanding

(1)

Equity to assets ratio
Tangible common equity ratio
(1) Tangible common equity divided by shares outstanding.
(2) Tangible common equity divided by tangible assets.

(2)

Net Interest Margin, Tax Equivalent / Core Net Interest Margin

(Dollars in thousands)
Net interest income
Tax equivalent adjustments:
      Loans
      Securities
Net interest income, tax equivalent
Loan purchase discount accretion

(1)

(1)

      Core net interest income

(2)

Net interest margin
Net interest margin, tax equivalent
Core net interest margin
Average interest earning assets
(1) The federal statutory tax rate utilized was 21%.
(2) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.
(3) Core net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

(3)

Efficiency Ratio

(Dollars in thousands)
Total noninterest expense
Amortization of intangibles
Merger-related expenses
Goodwill impairment

Noninterest expense used for efficiency ratio

Net interest income, tax equivalent 
Noninterest income
Investment securities gains, net

(1)

Net revenues used for efficiency ratio

2020

As of December 31,
2019

515,250 
(87,719)
427,531 

5,556,648 
(87,719)
5,468,929 

32.17 
26.69 
16,016,780 

$

$

$

$

$
$

508,982 
(124,136)
384,846 

4,653,573 
(124,136)
4,529,437 

31.49 
23.81 
16,162,176 

$

$

$

$

$
$

2018

357,067 
(74,529)
282,538 

3,291,480 
(74,529)
3,216,951 

29.32 
23.20 
12,180,015 

9.27 %
7.82 %

10.94 %
8.50 %

10.85 %
8.78 %

2020

For the Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

152,964 

$

143,650 

$

2,096 
2,136 
157,196 
(9,098)
148,098 

$

$

3.21 %
3.30 %
3.11 %

1,785 
1,481 
146,916 
(13,977)
132,939 

$

$

3.73 %
3.82 %
3.45 %

105,268 

1,040 
1,515 
107,823 
(2,720)
105,103 

3.52 %
3.60 %
3.51 %

4,765,154 

$

3,848,275 

$

2,994,088 

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

$

$

$

2020

For the Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

$

$

149,893 
(6,976)
(61)
(31,500)
111,356 

157,196 
38,620 
(184)
195,632 

$

$

$

$

117,535 
(5,906)
(9,130)
— 
102,499 

146,916 
31,246 
(90)
178,072 

$

$

$

$

83,215 
(2,296)
(797)
— 
80,122 

107,823 
23,215 
(193)
130,845 

57.56 %

61.23 %

(2)

Efficiency ratio
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21%.
(2) Noninterest expense adjusted for amortization of intangibles, merger-related expenses, and goodwill impairment divided by the sum of tax equivalent net interest income, noninterest income and net investment securities gains.

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Adjusted Allowance for Credit Losses Ratio

(Dollars in thousands)
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income
PPP loans

      Core loans

Allowance for credit losses

Allowance for credit losses ratio
Adjusted allowance for credit losses ratio
(1) Allowance for credit losses divided by core loans.

(1)

$
$
$

$

2020

2019

For the Year Ended December 31,
2018

2017

2016

3,482,223 
(259,261)
3,222,962 

55,500 

$
$
$

$

1.59 %
1.72 %

3,451,266 
— 
3,451,266 

29,079 

$
$
$

$

0.84 %
0.84 %

2,398,779 
— 
2,398,779 

29,307 

$
$
$

$

1.22 %
1.22 %

2,286,695 
— 
2,286,695 

28,059 

$
$
$

$

1.23 %
1.23 %

2,165,143 
— 
2,165,143 

21,850 

1.01 %
1.01 %

ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

In general, market risk is the risk of change in asset values due to movements in underlying market rates and prices. Interest rate risk is the risk to earnings and capital arising from movements in interest
rates. Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting us as other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal
course of our business activities.

In addition to interest rate risk, economic conditions in recent years have made liquidity risk (namely, funding liquidity risk) a more prevalent concern among financial institutions. In general, liquidity
risk is the risk of being unable to fund an entity’s obligations to creditors (including, in the case of banks, obligations to depositors) as such obligations become due and/or fund its acquisition of assets.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity refers to our ability to fund operations, to meet depositor withdrawals, to provide for our customers’ credit needs, and to meet maturing obligations and existing commitments. Our liquidity
principally depends on cash flows from operating activities, investment in and maturity of assets, changes in balances of deposits and borrowings, and our ability to borrow funds.

Net  cash  inflows  from  operating  activities  were  $9.2 million  during  2020, compared  with  $47.3 million  in  2019 and  $42.8  million  in  2018. Net  cash  outflows  from  investing  activities  were  $867.4
million during 2020, compared with net cash inflows of $72.7 million in 2019 and net cash outflows of $94.4 million in 2018. Net cash inflows from financing activities were $867.5 million during
2020, compared with net cash outflows of $92.1 million in 2019, and net cash inflows of $46.2 million in 2018.

To further mitigate liquidity risk, the Bank has several sources of liquidity in place to maximize funding availability and increase the diversification of funding sources. The criteria for evaluating the use
of these sources include volume concentration (percentage of liabilities), cost, volatility, and the fit with the current asset/liability management plan. These acceptable sources of liquidity include:

•
•
•
•
•

Federal Funds Lines
Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window
FHLB Borrowings
Brokered Deposits
Brokered Repurchase Agreements

Federal Funds Lines: Routine liquidity requirements are met by fluctuations in the federal funds position of the Bank. The principal function of these funds is to maintain short-term liquidity. Unsecured
federal funds purchased lines are viewed as a volatile liability and are not used as a long-term funding solution, especially when used to fund long-term assets. The current federal funds purchased limit
is 10% of total assets, or the amount of established federal funds lines, whichever is smaller. Currently, the Bank maintains several unsecured federal funds lines totaling $145.0 million, which are tested
annually to ensure availability.

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Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window: The Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window is another source of liquidity. The Bank has a borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
limited by the amount of municipal  securities pledged against the line. As of December  31, 2020, the Bank had municipal securities  with an approximate market  value of $72.0 million  pledged for
liquidity purposes, and had a borrowing capacity of $67.7 million. There were no outstanding borrowings through the FRB Discount Window at December 31, 2020.

FHLB Borrowings: FHLB borrowings provide both a source of liquidity and long-term funding for the Bank. Use of this type of funding is coordinated with both the strategic balance sheet growth
projections  and  interest  rate  risk  profile  of  the  Bank.  Factors  that  are  taken  into  account  when  contemplating  use  of  FHLB  borrowings  are  the  effective  interest  rate,  the  collateral  requirements,
community investment program credits, and the implications and cost of having to purchase incremental FHLB stock. The current FHLB borrowing limit is 45% of total assets. As of December 31,
2020, the Bank had $91.2 million in outstanding FHLB borrowings, leaving $367.6 million available for liquidity needs, based on collateral capacity. These borrowings are secured by various real estate
loans (residential, commercial and agricultural).

Brokered Deposits: The Bank has brokered certificate of deposit lines and deposit relationships available to help diversify its various funding sources. Brokered deposits offer several benefits relative to
other funding sources, such as: maturity structures which cannot be duplicated in the current retail market, deposit gathering which does not cannibalize the existing deposit base, the unsecured nature of
these  liabilities,  and  the  ability  to  quickly  generate  funds. The  Bank’s  internal  policy  limits  the use  of  brokered  deposits  as  a  funding  source  to  no more  than  10%  of total  assets.  Board approval  is
required to exceed this limit. The Bank will also have to maintain a “well capitalized” standing to access brokered deposits, as an “adequately capitalized” rating would require an FDIC waiver to do so,
and an “undercapitalized” rating would prohibit it from using brokered deposits altogether. The Company had $7.8 million in brokered time deposits through the CDARS program as of December 31,
2020. Included in interest-bearing checking and money market deposits at December 31, 2020 were $14.8 million of brokered deposits in the ICS program.

Brokered Repurchase Agreements: Brokered repurchase agreements may be established with approved brokerage firms and banks. Repurchase agreements create rollover risk (the risk that a broker will
discontinue the relationship due to market factors) and are not used as a long-term funding solution, especially when used to fund long-term assets. Collateral requirements and availability are evaluated
and monitored. The current policy limit for brokered repurchase agreements is 10% of total assets. There were no outstanding brokered repurchase agreements at December 31, 2020.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is defined as the exposure of net interest income and fair value of financial instruments (interest-earning assets, deposits and borrowings) to movements in interest rates. The Company’s
results of operations depend to a large degree on its net interest income and its ability to manage interest rate risk. The Company considers interest rate risk to be a significant market risk. The major
sources of the Company’s interest rate risk are timing differences  in the maturity and re-pricing characteristics  of assets and liabilities,  changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in customer
behavior and changes in relationships between rate indices (basis risk). Management measures these risks and their impact in various ways, including through the use of income simulation and valuation
analyses. Multiple interest rate scenarios are used in this analysis which include changes in interest rates, spread narrowing and widening, yield curve twists and changes in assumptions about customer
behavior in various interest rate scenarios. A mismatch between maturities, interest rate sensitivities and prepayment characteristics of assets and liabilities results in interest-rate risk. Like most financial
institutions, we have material interest-rate risk exposure to changes in both short-term and long-term interest rates, as well as variable interest rate indices (e.g., the prime rate or LIBOR).

The Bank’s asset and liability committee meets regularly and is responsible for reviewing its interest rate sensitivity position and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk.
Our asset and liability committee seeks to manage interest rate risk under a variety of rate environments by structuring our balance sheet and off-balance-sheet positions in such a way that changes in
interest rates do not have a large negative impact. The risk is monitored and managed within approved policy limits.

We use a third-party service to model and measure our exposure to potential interest rate changes. For various assumed hypothetical changes in market interest rates, numerous other assumptions are
made, such as prepayment speeds on loans and securities backed by mortgages, the slope of the Treasury yield-curve, the rates and volumes of our deposits, and the rates and volumes of our loans. There
are two primary tools used to evaluate interest rate risk: net interest income simulation and economic value of equity ("EVE"). In addition, interest rate gap is reviewed to monitor asset and liability
repricing over various time periods.

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Net Interest Income Simulation: Management utilizes net interest income simulation models to estimate the near-term effects of changing interest rates on its net interest income. Net interest income
simulation involves projecting net interest income under a variety of scenarios, which include varying the level of interest rates and shifts in the shape of the yield curve. Management exercises its best
judgment in making assumptions regarding events that management can influence, such as non-contractual deposit re-pricings, and events outside management’s control, such as customer behavior on
loan and deposit activity and the effect that competition has on both loan and deposit pricing. These assumptions are subjective and, as a result, net interest income simulation results will differ from
actual results due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, changes in market conditions, customer behavior and management strategies, among other factors. We perform various
sensitivity analyses on assumptions of deposit attrition and deposit re-pricing.

The following table presents the anticipated effect on net interest income over a twelve month period if short- and long-term interest rates were to sustain an immediate decrease of 100 basis points or
200 basis points (the effects of which are not meaningful as of December 31, 2020 in the current low interest rate environment), or an immediate increase of 100 basis points or 200 basis points:

(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2020
Dollar change
Percent change

December 31, 2019
Dollar change
Percent change

-200

-100

+100

+200

Immediate Change in Rates

N/A
N/A

$

1,302 

0.9 %

$

N/A
N/A

101 
0.1 %

$

$

2,667 

1.8 %

(638)
(0.5)%

$

$

4,167 

2.8 %

(2,354)

(1.7)%

As of December 31, 2020, 47.3% of the Company’s interest-earning asset balances will reprice or are expected to pay down in the next 12 months, and 49.8% of the Company’s deposit balances are low
cost or no cost deposits.

Economic Value of Equity: Management also uses EVE to measure risk in the balance sheet that might not be taken into account in the net interest income simulation analysis. Net interest income
simulation highlights exposure over a relatively short time period, while EVE analysis incorporates all cash flows over the estimated remaining life of all balance sheet positions. The valuation of the
balance sheet, at a point in time, is defined as the discounted present value of asset cash flows minus the discounted present value of liability cash flows. EVE analysis addresses only the current balance
sheet and does not incorporate the run-off replacement assumptions that are used in the net interest income simulation model. As with the net interest income simulation model, EVE analysis is based on
key assumptions about the timing and variability of balance sheet cash flows and does not take into account any potential responses by management to anticipated changes in interest rates.

Interest Rate Gap: The interest rate gap is the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities re-pricing within a given period and represents the net asset or liability sensitivity
at a point in time. An interest rate gap measure could be significantly affected by external factors such as loan prepayments, early withdrawals of deposits, changes in the correlation of various interest-
bearing instruments, competition, or a rise or decline in interest rates.

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ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated
statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes to the consolidated financial
statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and
2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013, and our report
dated March 11, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Adoption of New Accounting Standard
As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for credit losses on financial instruments in 2020 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards
Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Credit Losses).

Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  PCAOB.  Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audits  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due
to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit
committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication
of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate
opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Allowance for Credit Losses
At December 31, 2020, the Company’s total loans were $3.5 billion and the associated allowance for credit losses was $55.5 million. As explained in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements, the
allowance for credit losses consists of reserves for expected losses over the life of the loans that have been identified by management related to specific borrowing relationships that are collateral
dependent financial assets evaluated for impairment (individual basis), as well as expected credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio that are not specifically identified (pool basis). The Company
measures expected credit losses of financial assets on a collective (pool) basis when the financial assets share similar risk characteristics. Depending on the nature of the pool of financial assets with
similar risk characteristics, the Company uses a discounted cash flow (DCF) method or a loss-rate method to estimate expected credit losses which includes adjustments for forecast periods. In addition,
management utilizes qualitative factors to adjust the calculated allowance for credit losses as appropriate. Qualitative factors are based on

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management’s judgement of a company, industry, or business specific data, changes in underlying loan composition of specific portfolios, trends relating to credit quality, delinquency, non-performing
and adversely rate loans, and reasonable and supportable forecast of economic conditions.

We identified the qualitative factors applied to the allowance for credit losses as a critical audit matter, because auditing this matter required significant auditor judgement due to the highly subjective
nature of management’s significant inputs and assumptions used in the allowance for credit losses model.

Our audit procedures related to management’s evaluation and establishment of the qualitative factors applied to the allowance for credit losses include the following, among others:

• We obtained an understanding of the relevant controls related to the qualitative factors applied to the allowance for credit losses and tested such controls for design and operating effectiveness,

including controls over management’s establishment, review and approval of the qualitative factors and the data used in determining the qualitative factors.

• We tested the completeness and accuracy of the data inputs used by management as a basis for the qualitative factors by agreeing them to internal and external data sources.
• We tested management’s process and evaluated the reasonableness of their inputs and assumptions by evaluating the reasonableness of the qualitative factor adjustments, including the

magnitude and directional consistency of the adjustments.

Goodwill
During 2020, the Company recognized an impairment on goodwill of $31.5 million and maintains $62.5 million on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020. As explained in Note 1 of the consolidated
financial statements, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would reduce the fair value of a
reporting unit below its carrying amount. The Company estimates the fair value of the single reporting unit by making significant estimates and assumptions related to the specific circumstances of the
reporting unit such as net interest income and net income projections, based on historical results and industry data, and the selection of an appropriate discount rate.

We identified the goodwill impairment assessment as a critical audit matter because of the complexity of the analysis and certain significant assumptions, including the projected cash flows, effective
discount rate and comparable market companies. Auditing management’s assumptions required significant auditor judgment and increased audit effort, including the use of our valuation specialists.

Our audit procedures related to management’s evaluation and establishment of an impairment of goodwill include the following, among others:

• We obtained an understanding of the relevant controls related to the assessment of goodwill impairment and tested such controls for design and operating effectiveness, including controls over

management’s preparation of cash flow projections, review of the significant assumptions such as discount rate and comparable market companies and review of the computations.

• We utilized internal valuation specialists to assist in:

◦
◦
◦

Evaluating the reasonableness of the control premium used
Evaluating the comparable market companies used in management’s analysis
Developing independent estimates of discount rates based on publicly available market data and comparing the results to management’s estimates.

• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s cash flow projections by comparing prior forecasts to historical data and by comparison of current operating ratios such as return on assets,

loan to deposit ratios and net interest margin to historical and peer group results.

/s/ RSM US LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.

Des Moines, Iowa
March 11, 2021

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(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks
Interest earning deposits in banks
Federal funds sold

Total cash and cash equivalents

Debt securities available for sale at fair value
Loans held for sale
Gross loans held for investment
Unearned income, net

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

Allowance for credit losses

Total loans held for investment, net

Premises and equipment, net
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net
Foreclosed assets, net
Other assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Noninterest bearing deposits
Interest bearing deposits

Total deposits

Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt
Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)

Shareholders' equity

Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 500,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued shares of 16,581,017 and 16,581,017; outstanding shares of 16,016,780 and 16,162,176
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Treasury stock at cost, 564,237 and 418,841
Accumulated other comprehensive income

Total shareholders' equity

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.  

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December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

$

$

65,078 
17,409 
172 
82,659 
1,657,381 
59,956 
3,496,790 
(14,567)
3,482,223 
(55,500)
3,426,723 
86,401 
62,477 
25,242 
2,316 
153,493 
5,556,648 

910,655 
3,636,394 
4,547,049 
230,789 
208,691 
54,869 
5,041,398 

— 
16,581 
300,137 
188,191 
(14,251)
24,592 
515,250 
5,556,648 

$

$

$

$

67,174 
6,112 
198 
73,484 
785,977 
5,400 
3,469,236 
(17,970)
3,451,266 
(29,079)
3,422,187 
90,723 
91,918 
32,218 
3,706 
147,960 
4,653,573 

662,209 
3,066,446 
3,728,655 
139,349 
231,660 
44,927 
4,144,591 

— 
16,581 
297,390 
201,105 
(10,466)
4,372 
508,982 
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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income

Loans, including fees
Taxable investment securities
Tax-exempt investment securities
Other

Total interest income

Interest expense
Deposits
Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt

Total interest expense
Net interest income

Credit loss expense

Net interest income after credit loss expense

Noninterest income

Investment services and trust activities
Service charges and fees
Card revenue
Loan revenue
Bank-owned life insurance
Insurance commissions
Investment securities gains, net
Other

Total noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Compensation and employee benefits
Occupancy expense of premises, net
Equipment
Legal and professional
Data processing
Marketing
Amortization of intangibles
FDIC insurance
Communications
Foreclosed assets, net
Goodwill impairment
Other

Total noninterest expense
Income before income tax expense

Income tax expense

Net income

Earnings per share:
Basic
Diluted

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.  

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

2020

Years ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

$
$

158,656 
17,610 
8,259 
262 
184,787 

23,919 
914 
6,990 
31,823 
152,964 
28,369 
124,595 

9,632 
6,178 
5,719 
10,185 
2,226 
— 
184 
4,496 
38,620 

66,397 
9,348 
7,865 
6,153 
5,362 
3,815 
6,976 
1,858 
1,746 
150 
31,500 
8,723 
149,893 
13,322 
6,699 
6,623 

0.41 
0.41 

$

$

$
$

163,163 
13,132 
5,696 
450 
182,441 

29,927 
1,847 
7,017 
38,791 
143,650 
7,158 
136,492 

8,040 
7,452 
5,594 
3,789 
1,877 
734 
90 
3,670 
31,246 

65,660 
8,647 
7,717 
8,049 
4,579 
3,789 
5,906 
690 
1,701 
580 
— 
10,217 
117,535 
50,203 
6,573 
43,630 

2.93 
2.93 

$

$

$
$

111,193 
11,027 
5,827 
62 
128,109 

17,331 
1,315 
4,195 
22,841 
105,268 
7,300 
97,968 

4,953 
6,157 
4,223 
3,622 
1,610 
1,284 
193 
1,173 
23,215 

49,758 
7,597 
5,565 
4,641 
2,951 
2,660 
2,296 
1,533 
1,353 
21 
— 
4,840 
83,215 
37,968 
7,617 
30,351 

2.48 
2.48 

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(dollars in thousands)
Net income

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

Unrealized gain (loss) from debt securities available for sale:
   Unrealized net holding gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale arising during the period
   Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in net income
   Income tax (expense) benefit

 Unrealized net gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment 

Unrealized loss from cash flow hedging instruments:
   Unrealized net holding losses in cash flow hedging instruments arising during the period
   Reclassification adjustment for net losses in cash flow hedging instruments included in income
   Income tax benefit

 Unrealized net losses on cash flow hedge instruments, net of reclassification adjustment

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Comprehensive income

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Years Ended December 31,
2019

2018

2020

$

6,623 

$

43,630 

$

30,351 

27,546 
(184)
(7,142)
20,220 

(1,002)
1,002 
— 
— 
20,220 
26,843 

$
$

13,663 
(87)
(3,543)
10,033 

— 
— 
— 
— 
10,033 
53,663 

$
$

(3,865)
(197)
1,060 
(3,002)

— 
— 
— 
— 
(3,002)
27,349 

$
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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Balance at December 31, 2017

(1)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Stock options exercised (9,700 shares)
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (29,715 shares, net)
Repurchase of common stock (76,128 shares)
Share-based compensation
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.7800 per share)

Balance at December 31, 2018

Net income
Other comprehensive income
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of ATBancorp (4,117,536 shares), net of offering
expenses of $323 and liquidity discount of $2,355
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (31,354 shares, net)
Repurchase of common stock (166,729 shares)
Share-based compensation
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.8100 per share)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 (2)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
Net income
Other comprehensive income
Acquisition fair value finalization
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (34,032 shares, net)
Repurchase of common stock (179,428 shares)
Share-based compensation
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.8800 per share)

 (3)

Balance at December 31, 2020

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

Par 
Value

Additional 
Paid-in 
Capital

Retained 
Earnings

Treasury 
Stock

Accumulated

Other 
Comprehensive 
Income (Loss)

Total

$

$

$

$

12,463 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
12,463 

— 
— 

4,118 
— 
— 
— 
— 
16,581 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
16,581 

$

$

$

$

187,486 
— 
— 
— 
(68)
(635)
— 
1,030 
— 
187,813 

— 
— 

109,236 
(815)
— 
1,156 
— 
297,390 

— 
— 
— 
2,355 
(988)
— 
1,380 
— 
300,137 

$

$

$

$

148,078 
57 
30,351 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(9,535)
168,951 

43,630 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
(11,476)
201,105 

(5,362)
6,623 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(14,175)
188,191 

$

$

$

$

(5,121)
— 
— 
— 
204 
547 
(2,129)
— 
— 
(6,499)

— 
— 

— 
712 
(4,679)
— 
— 
(10,466)

— 
— 
— 
— 
839 
(4,624)
— 
— 
(14,251)

$

$

$

$

(2,602)
(57)
— 
(3,002)
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(5,661)

— 
10,033 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
4,372 

— 
— 
20,220 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
24,592 

$

$

$

$

340,304 
— 
30,351 
(3,002)
136 
(88)
(2,129)
1,030 
(9,535)
357,067 

43,630 
10,033 

113,354 
(103)
(4,679)
1,156 
(11,476)
508,982 

(5,362)
6,623 
20,220 
2,355 
(149)
(4,624)
1,380 
(14,175)
515,250 

(1) Reclassification due to adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.

(2) Reclassification pursuant to adoption of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. See Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting

Policies for additional information.

(3) Relates to the finalization of the purchase accounting adjustments for the ATBancorp acquisition. This purchase accounting adjustment had a $2.06 million impact on goodwill, $296 thousand impact on deferred income taxes, with

the offsetting impact being to additional paid-in capital. See Note 7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets for additional information.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Credit loss expense
Goodwill impairment
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
Net loss (gain) on sale of premises and equipment
Share-based compensation
Net (gain) on sale or call of debt securities available for sale
Net (gain) loss on call of debt securities held to maturity
Net (gain) loss on sale of foreclosed assets, net
Writedown of premises and equipment
Writedown of foreclosed assets
Net gain on sale of loans held for sale
Origination and participations purchased of loans held for sale
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale
Gain on sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
(Increase) decrease in deferred income taxes, net
Change in:

Other assets
Other liabilities

                      Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of equity securities
Proceeds from sales of debt securities available for sale
Proceeds from maturities and calls of debt securities available for sale
Purchases of debt securities available for sale
Proceeds from sales of debt securities held to maturity
Proceeds from maturities and calls of debt securities held to maturity
Purchase of debt securities held to maturity
Net (increase) decrease in loans held for investment
Purchases of premises and equipment
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale
Proceeds of principal and earnings from bank-owned life insurance
Proceeds from sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
Payments to acquire intangible assets
Net cash acquired in business acquisition

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net increase (decrease) in:

Deposits
Short-term borrowings

Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debt
Payments of subordinated debt issuance costs
Payments on finance lease liability
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
Payments of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
Proceeds from other long-term debt
Payments of other long-term debt
Proceeds from share-based award activity
Taxes paid relating to the release/lapse of restriction on RSUs
Dividends paid
Payment of stock issuance costs
Repurchase of common stock

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period

Ending balance

2020

2019

2018

Years Ended December 31,

$

6,623 

$

43,630 

$

28,369 
31,500 
4,555 
32 
1,380 
(157)
— 
(39)
242 
105 
(8,872)
(438,215)
392,531 
— 
(2,117)
(5,225)

(5,065)
3,512 
9,159 

(9)
27,391 
267,427 
(1,139,738)
— 
— 
— 
(24,249)
(2,128)
2,927 
679 
— 
259 
— 
— 
— 
(867,441)

818,046 
91,440 
65,000 
(1,303)
(128)
— 
(54,400)
— 
(32,250)
— 
(149)
(14,175)
— 
(4,624)
867,457 
9,175 

73,484 
82,659 

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

7,158 
— 
2,751 
119 
1,156 
(87)
(3)
87 
— 
170 
(2,297)
(115,694)
114,605 
(1,076)
(1,877)
2,708 

1,917 
(5,953)
47,314   

(10)
125,452 
91,256 
(289,733)
1,381 
7,008 
— 
88,960 
(2,186)
2,071 
56 
— 
— 
1,175 
— 
47,315 
72,745   

25,723 
(92,834)
— 
— 
(113)
25,000 
(58,000)
35,000 
(10,250)
— 
(103)
(11,476)
(323)
(4,679)
(92,055)
28,004 

45,480 
73,484 

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

30,351 

7,300 
— 
9,045 
(20)
1,030 
(197)
4 
(241)
— 
22 
(1,725)
(66,180)
68,108 
— 
(1,610)
(676)

(6,996)
4,548 
42,763 

(509)
14,490 
73,719 
(61,512)
— 
5,509 
(6,008)
(118,710)
(5,568)
2,268 
657 
895 
452 
— 
(125)
— 
(94,442)

7,610 
34,193 
— 
— 
— 
110,000 
(89,000)
— 
(5,000)
137 
(89)
(9,535)
— 
(2,129)
46,187 
(5,492)

50,972 
45,480 

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(in thousands)
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest
Cash paid during the period for income taxes

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

Transfer of loans to foreclosed assets

         Investment securities purchased but not settled

Transfer of premises and equipment to assets held for sale
Transfer from debt securities held to maturity to available for sale
Initial recognition of operating lease right of use asset
Initial recognition of operating lease liability
Transfer due to adoption of ASU 2016-03, reclassified from Retained Earnings to Allowance for Credit Losses
Transfer due to adoption of ASU 2016-01, reclassified from AOCI to Retained Earnings.

Supplemental Schedule of non-cash investing activities from acquisition:

Noncash assets acquired:

Debt securities available for sale
Loans
Premises and equipment
Goodwill
Core deposit intangible
Trust customer intangible
Bank-owned life insurance
Foreclosed assets
Other assets

Total noncash assets acquired

Liabilities assumed:

Deposits
Short-term borrowings
FHLB borrowings
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
Subordinated debentures
Other liabilities

Total liabilities assumed

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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2020

2019

2018

Years Ended December 31,

$

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Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of business: MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”), is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, that has elected to be a
financial  holding  company.  It  is  headquartered  in  Iowa  City,  Iowa  and  owns  all  of  the  outstanding  common  stock  of  MidWestOne Bank (the  “Bank”),  Iowa City,  Iowa,  and, until  its dissolution  in
December 2019, all of the common stock of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., Oskaloosa, Iowa. The Bank is also headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and provides services to individuals, businesses,
governmental units and institutional customers through a total of 56 banking offices in central and eastern Iowa, the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, western Wisconsin, Naples and
Fort Myers, Florida, and Denver, Colorado. Prior to the sale of its assets in June 2019, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. provided personal and business insurance services in Cedar Falls, Conrad,
Melbourne,  Oskaloosa,  Parkersburg,  and  Pella,  Iowa.  The  Bank  is  actively  engaged  in  many  areas  of  commercial  banking,  including:  acceptance  of  demand,  savings  and  time  deposits;  making
commercial, real estate, agricultural and consumer loans, and other banking services tailored for its individual customers. The wealth management area of the Bank administers estates, personal trusts,
and conservatorship accounts along with providing other management services to customers.

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired ATBancorp, a bank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiaries were ATSB and ABTW, community banks headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa,
and  Cuba  City,  Wisconsin,  respectively.  The  primary  reasons  for  the  acquisition  were  to  expand  the  Company’s  business  into  new  markets  and  grow  the  size  of  the  Company’s  business.  As
consideration for the merger, we issued 4,117,536 shares of our common stock with a value of $116.0 million and paid cash in the amount of $34.8 million.

On  June  30,  2019,  the  Company  sold  substantially  all  of  the  assets  used  by  its  wholly  owned  insurance  subsidiary,  MidWestOne Insurance  Services,  Inc.,  to  sell  insurance  products.  The  Company
recognized  a  pre-tax  gain  of  $1.1  million  from  the  sale,  which  was  reported  in  “Other”  noninterest  income  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  statements  of  income.  Effective  December  31,  2019,
MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. was legally dissolved.

Risks and uncertainties: The outbreak of COVID-19 has adversely impacted a broad range of industries in which the Company’s customers operate and could impair their ability to fulfill their financial
obligations to the Company. The pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the U.S. economy and has disrupted banking and other financial activity in the areas in which the Company operates.
While there has been no material impact to the Company’s employees to date, COVID-19 could also potentially create widespread business continuity issues for the Company.

Congress, the President, and the FRB have taken several actions designed to cushion the economic fallout. The CARES Act was signed into law at the end of March 2020 as a $2 trillion legislative
package. In addition to the general impact of COVID-19, certain provisions of the CARES Act as well as other recent legislative and regulatory relief efforts are expected to have a material impact on
the Company’s operations. On December 27, 2020, a new COVID-19 relief bill was signed into law by President Trump, which includes as part of the bill up to $284.5 billion of a second wave of PPP
funding.

The Company’s business is dependent upon the willingness and ability of its employees and customers to conduct banking and other financial transactions. If the global response to contain COVID-19
escalates further or is unsuccessful, the Company could experience a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. While it is not possible to know the
full universe or extent that the impact of COVID-19, and resulting measures to curtail its spread, will have on the Company’s operations, the Company discloses in this report potentially material items
of which it is aware at the time this report is filed with the SEC.

Financial position and results of operations
The Company’s interest income could be reduced due to COVID-19. In accordance with CARES Act provisions and regulatory guidance as amended by the COVID-19 relief bill signed in December
2020,  the  Company  is  actively  working  with  COVID-19  affected  borrowers  to  defer  their  payments,  interest,  and  fees.  While  interest  and  fees  will  still  accrue  to  income,  through  normal  GAAP
accounting, should eventual credit losses on these deferred payments emerge, interest income and fees accrued would need to be reversed. In such a scenario, interest income in future periods could be
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Company is unable to project the materiality of such an impact, but recognizes the breadth of the economic impact of COVID-19 may affect its borrowers’ ability to repay in future periods.

The Company’s fee income could be reduced due to COVID-19. In keeping with guidance from regulators, the Company continues to actively work with COVID-19 affected customers. During the
second and third quarters of 2020, we temporarily waived fees from a variety of sources, such as, but not limited to, insufficient funds and overdraft fees, ATM fees, and account maintenance fees.

Capital and liquidity
While the Company believes that it has sufficient capital to withstand an extended economic recession brought about by COVID-19, its reported and regulatory capital ratios could be adversely impacted
by further credit losses. On July 28, 2020, the Company completed the private placement of $65.0 million of its subordinated notes. The 5.75% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes are due July 30,
2030. For regulatory capital purposes, the subordinated notes have been structured to qualify initially as Tier 2 Capital for the Company. The Company relies on cash on hand as well as dividends from
its subsidiary bank to service its debt. If the Company’s capital deteriorates such that its subsidiary bank is unable to pay dividends to it for an extended period of time, the Company may not be able to
service its debt. If an extended recession causes large numbers of the Company’s deposit customers to withdraw their funds, the Company might become more reliant on volatile or more expensive
sources of funding.

Asset valuation
Currently,  the  Company  does  not  expect  COVID-19  to  affect  its  ability  to  account  timely  for  the  assets  on  its  balance  sheet;  however,  this  could  change  in  future  periods.  While  certain  valuation
assumptions and judgments will change to account for pandemic-related circumstances such as widening credit spreads, the Company does not anticipate significant changes in methodology used to
determine the fair value of assets measured in accordance with GAAP.

It is possible that the lingering effects of COVID-19 could cause the occurrence of what management would deem to be subsequent triggering events that could, under certain circumstances, cause us to
perform a goodwill or intangible asset impairment test and result in an impairment charge being recorded for that period. In the event that the Company concludes that all or a portion of its goodwill or
intangible assets are impaired, a non-cash charge for the amount of such impairment would be recorded to earnings. Such a charge would have no impact on the Company’s tangible capital or regulatory
capital, cash flows or liquidity position.

In the third quarter of 2020, due to the continued economic impact that COVID-19 had on the Company, management concluded that factors, such as the decline in macroeconomic conditions and a
sustained decrease in share price, had led to the occurrence of a triggering event and therefore an interim impairment test over goodwill was performed as of September 30, 2020. Based upon the interim
impairment assessment, we concluded that a portion of our goodwill was impaired as our estimated fair value was less than our book value on this date. The Company recorded a goodwill impairment
charge of $31.5 million, which was reflected within "Noninterest expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets for additional information.

Processes, controls and business continuity plan
The  Company  maintains  a  business  continuity  plan,  which  was  enacted  upon  the  World  Health  Organization’s  declaration  of  COVID-19  as  a  global  pandemic.  Shortly  after  enacting  the  plan,  the
Company deployed a successful remote working strategy. The Company also implemented a number of other safety protocols, as well as initiated strategies for monitoring and responding to COVID-19
in our market areas, including customer relief efforts. As of December 31, 2020, the majority of our employees returned to work in our banking offices with no disruption to our operations. To date, no
material operational or internal control challenges or risks have been identified. We have also not incurred additional material cost related to our remote working strategy to date, nor do we anticipate
incurring material costs in future periods. Further, as of December 31, 2020, the Company also does not anticipate significant challenges in its ability to maintain its systems and controls in light of the
measures the Company has taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Company does not currently face any material resource constraint through the implementation of its business continuity plans.

Credit
The Company is working with customers directly affected by COVID-19. The Company has offered and continues to offer short-term assistance in accordance with regulatory guidelines. As a result of
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situations and the challenges faced, allowing it to respond proactively as needs and issues arise. Should economic conditions worsen, the Company could experience further increases in its required ACL
and record additional credit loss expense. It is possible that the Company’s asset quality measures could worsen at future measurement periods if the effects of COVID-19 are prolonged.

Accounting estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.

Certain significant estimates: The allowance for credit losses, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, and the annual impairment testing of goodwill and other
intangible  assets  involve  certain  significant  estimates  made  by  management.  These  estimates  are  reviewed  by  management  routinely,  and  it  is  reasonably  possible  that  circumstances  that  exist  may
change in the near-term future and that the effect could be material to the consolidated financial statements.

Principles of consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., a bank holding company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary MidWestOne
Bank,  which  is  a  state  chartered  bank  whose  primary  federal  regulator  is  the  FDIC,  and  MidWestOne Insurance  Services,  Inc,  until  the  sale  of  substantially  all  of  its  assets  on  June  30,  2019  and
subsequent dissolution effective December 31, 2019. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods’ consolidated financial statements to present them on a basis comparable with the current period’s consolidated financial statements.

Trust assets, other than cash deposits held by the Bank in a fiduciary or agency capacity for its customers, are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements because such accounts
are not assets of the Bank.

Presentation of cash flows: For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and due from banks includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks, and federal funds sold. Cash flows from loans, deposits, and
short-term  borrowings  are  reported  net.  Cash  receipts  and  cash  payments  resulting  from  originations  and  sales  of  loans  held  for  sale  are  classified  as  operating  cash  flows  on  a  gross  basis  in  the
consolidated statements of cash flows.

The nature of the Company’s business requires that it maintain amounts due from banks that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. In the opinion of management, no material risk of loss exists
due to the various correspondent banks’ financial condition and the fact that they are well capitalized.

Investment securities: Debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity and recorded at amortized cost. As of December 31, 2020
and December 31, 2019, the Company held no debt securities classified as held to maturity. Debt securities not classified as held to maturity are classified as available for sale and recorded at fair value,
with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income.

The  Company  employs  valuation  techniques  that  utilize  observable  inputs  when  those  inputs  are  available.  These  observable  inputs  reflect  assumptions  market  participants  would  use  in  pricing  the
security,  developed  based  on  market  data  obtained  from  sources  independent  of  the  Company.  When  such  information  is  not  available,  the  Company  employs  valuation  techniques  which  utilize
unobservable inputs, or those which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about assumptions that market participants would use, based on the best information available in the circumstances. These
valuation methods typically involve cash flow and other financial modeling techniques. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions, estimates, or other inputs to the valuation techniques could have a
material impact on the Company’s future financial condition and results of operations. Fair value measurements are required to be classified as Level 1 (quoted prices), Level 2 (based on observable
inputs)  or  Level  3  (based  on  unobservable  inputs)  discussed  in  more  detail  in  Note  20.  Estimated  Fair  Value  of  Financial  Instruments  and  Fair  Value  Measurements to  the  consolidated  financial
statements.

Available for sale debt securities are recorded at fair value. Available for sale debt securities with unrealized gains are excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’
equity.  For  available  for  sale  debt  securities  in  an  unrealized  loss  position,  the  Company  evaluates  the  securities  to  determine  whether  the  decline  in  the  fair  value  below  the  amortized  cost  basis
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related is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. Credit-related impairment is recognized as an allowance for credit losses related to debt securities AFS on the balance sheet,
limited  to  the  amount  by  which  the  amortized  cost  basis  exceeds  the  fair  value,  with  a  corresponding  adjustment  to  earnings.  Both  the  ACL  and  the  adjustment  to  net  income  may  be  reversed  if
conditions change. However, if the Company intends to sell an impaired available for sale debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell such a security before recovering its amortized cost
basis, the entire impairment amount must be recognized in earnings with a corresponding adjustment to the security’s amortized cost basis. Because the security’s amortized cost basis is adjusted to fair
value, there is no ACL in this situation. In evaluating available for sale debt securities in unrealized loss positions for impairment and the criteria regarding its intent or requirement to sell such securities,
the Company considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies, whether downgrades by bond rating agencies
have occurred, and the results of reviews of the issuers’ financial condition, among other factors.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as credit loss expense (or reversal of credit loss expense). Losses are charged against the ACL when management believes the uncollectability of
an available for sale debt security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met. Accrued interest receivable is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method between the date of purchase and the first call date, or the maturity date of the security when there is no call
date. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

Loans: Loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of purchase premiums, purchase discounts and net deferred loan fees. Net deferred loan fees include nonrefundable loan origination fees
less direct loan origination costs. Net deferred loan fees, purchase premiums and purchase discounts are amortized into interest income using either the interest method or straight-line method over the
terms of the loans, adjusted for actual prepayments. The interest method is used for all loans except revolving loans, for which the straight-line method is used. Interest on loans is credited to income as
earned based on the principal amount outstanding.

The accrual of interest on agricultural, commercial, commercial real estate, and consumer loan segments is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due, and residential real estate loan segments
at 120 days past due, unless the credit is well secured and in process of collection. Credit card loans and other personal loans are typically charged off no later than 180 days past due. Past due status is
based on contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged off at an earlier date, if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.

All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-
recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are
reasonably assured.

The Company requires a loan to be charged-off, in whole or in part, as soon as it becomes apparent that some loss will be incurred, or when its collectability is sufficiently questionable that it no longer
is considered a bankable asset. The primary considerations when determining if and how much of a loan should be charged-off are as follows: (1) the potential for future cash flows; (2) the value of any
collateral; and (3) the strength of any co-makers or guarantors.

The risk characteristics of each loan portfolio segment are as follows:

Agricultural - Agricultural loans, most of which are secured by crops, livestock, and machinery, are provided to finance capital improvements and farm operations as well as acquisitions of livestock and
machinery. The ability of the borrower to repay may be affected by many factors outside of the borrower’s control including adverse weather conditions, loss of livestock due to disease or other factors,
declines in market prices for agricultural products and the impact of government regulations. The ultimate repayment of agricultural loans is dependent upon the profitable operation or management of
the agricultural entity. Collateral for these loans generally includes accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and real estate. However, depending on the overall financial condition of the borrower,
some loans are made on an unsecured basis. The collateral securing these loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business.

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Commercial and Industrial - Commercial and industrial loans are primarily made based on the reported cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower.
The collateral support provided by the borrower for most of these loans and the probability of repayment are based on the liquidation of the pledged collateral and enforcement of a personal guarantee, if
any exists. The primary repayment risks of commercial and industrial loans are that the cash flows of the borrower may be unpredictable, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value.
The size of the loans the Company can offer to commercial customers is less than the size of the loans that competitors with larger lending limits can offer. This may limit the Company’s ability to
establish relationships with the largest businesses in the areas in which the Company operates. As a result, the Company may assume greater lending risks than financial institutions that have a lesser
concentration of such loans and tend to make loans to larger businesses. Collateral for these loans generally includes accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and real estate. However, depending on
the overall financial condition of the borrower, some loans are made on an unsecured basis. The collateral securing these loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in
value based on the success of the business. In addition, a decline in the U.S. economy could harm or continue to harm the businesses of the Company’s commercial and industrial customers and reduce
the value of the collateral securing these loans.

Commercial Real Estate -  The  Company  offers  mortgage  loans  to  commercial  and  agricultural  customers  for  the  acquisition  of  real  estate  used  in  their  businesses,  such  as  offices,  warehouses  and
production  facilities,  and  to  real  estate  investors  for  the  acquisition  of  apartment  buildings,  retail  centers,  office  buildings  and  other  commercial  buildings.  The  market  value  of  real  estate  securing
commercial real estate loans can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time as a result of market conditions in the geographic area in which the real estate is located. Adverse developments affecting
real  estate  values  in  one  or  more  of the  Company’s  markets  could  increase  the  credit  risk  associated  with  its  loan  portfolio.  Additionally,  real  estate  lending  typically  involves  higher  loan  principal
amounts than other loans, and the repayment of the loans generally is dependent, in large part, on sufficient income from the properties securing the loans to cover operating expenses and debt service.
Economic events or governmental regulations outside of the Company’s control or that of the borrower could negatively impact the future cash flow and market values of the affected properties.

Residential Real Estate - The Company generally retains short-term residential mortgage loans that are originated for its own portfolio but sells most long-term loans to other parties while retaining
servicing rights on the majority of those loans. The market value of real estate securing residential real estate loans can fluctuate as a result of market conditions in the geographic area in which the real
estate is located. Adverse developments affecting real estate values in one or more of the Company’s markets could increase the credit risk associated with its loan portfolio. Additionally, real estate
lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts than other loans, and the repayment of the loans generally is dependent, in large part, on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and is
therefore more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances.

Consumer -  Consumer  loans  typically  have  shorter  terms,  lower  balances,  higher  yields  and  higher  risks  of  default  than  real  estate-related  loans.  Consumer  loan  collections  are  dependent  on  the
borrower’s continuing financial stability, and are therefore more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances. Collateral for these loans generally includes automobiles, boats, recreational
vehicles, mobile homes, and real estate. However, depending on the overall financial condition of the borrower, some loans are made on an unsecured basis. The collateral securing these loans may
depreciate over time, may be difficult to recover and may fluctuate in value based on condition. In addition, a decline in the United States economy could result in reduced employment, impacting the
ability of customers to repay their obligations.

TDR: TDRs exist when the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession (either imposed by court order, law, or agreement between the
borrower and the Company) to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. The Company attempts  to maximize  its recovery of the balances  of the loans through these various concessionary
restructurings. All loans deemed TDR are considered impaired.

The following factors are potential indicators that a concession has been granted (one or multiple items may be present):
The borrower receives a reduction of the stated interest rate for the remaining original life of the debt.
The borrower receives an extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower than the current market interest rate for new debt with similar risk characteristics.
The borrower receives a reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt as stated in the instrument or other agreement.
The borrower receives a deferral of required payments (principal and/or interest).
The borrower receives a reduction of the accrued interest.

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Guidance on Non-TDR Loan Modifications due to COVID-19: Section 4013 of the CARES Act, “Temporary Relief From Troubled Debt Restructurings,” as extended by the CAA, allows financial
institutions the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under GAAP related to TDRs for a limited period of time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Section 4013 of the CARES Act,
loan modifications that qualify for such suspension are those where the borrower was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. In addition, the loan modification being made in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic must include a deferral or delay in the payment of principal or interest, or change in the interest rate on the loan. In March 2020, various regulatory agencies, including the
FRB and the FDIC, issued an interagency statement, effective immediately, on loan modifications and reporting for financial institutions working with customers affected by COVID-19. The agencies
confirmed with the staff of the FASB that short-term modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers who were current prior to any relief, are not to be considered
TDRs. This includes short-term (e.g., six months) modifications, such as payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or other delays in payment that are insignificant. Borrowers
considered current are those that are less than 30 days past due on their contractual payments at the time a modification program is implemented.

The relief related to TDRs was extended by the CAA, which was signed into law on December 27, 2020. As part of the CAA, relief will continue until the earlier of 60 days after the date the COVID-19
national emergency comes to an end or January 1, 2022.

Loans  held  for  sale:  Loans  originated  and  intended  for  sale  in  the  secondary  market  are  carried  at  the  lower  of  aggregate  cost  or  estimated  fair  value,  as  determined  by  aggregate  outstanding
commitments from investors or current investor yield requirements. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income. As of December 31, 2020, loans
held for sale were $60.0 million.

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with the mortgage servicing rights retained. Gains or losses on sales of mortgage loans are recognized based on the difference between the selling price
plus the value of servicing rights, less the carrying value of the related mortgage loans sold.

On December 1, 2020 the Company entered into a master participation arrangement with another bank (“seller”), that is in the business of originating qualifying, single-family mortgage loans. As part of
this master participation arrangement, we agreed to provide up to $50 million in funding to the seller in order to receive our participation share of the principal and interest, less any fees paid to the seller
for their service of each loan.

Allowance for credit losses related to loans held for investment: Under the current expected credit loss model, the allowance for credit losses is a valuation account estimated at each balance sheet date
and deducted from the amortized cost basis of loans held for investment to present the net amount expected to be collected.

The Company estimates the ACL based on the underlying assets’ amortized cost basis, which is the amount at which the financing receivable is originated or acquired, adjusted for collection of cash and
charge-offs, as well as applicable accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or costs. In the event that collection of principal becomes uncertain, the Company has policies in
place to reverse accrued interest in a timely manner. Therefore, the Company has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from the measurement of ACL.

Expected credit  losses are reflected  in the allowance  for credit  losses through a charge  to credit  loss expense. When the Company deems all or a portion of a financial  asset to be uncollectible,  the
appropriate amount is written off and the ACL is reduced by the same amount. The Company applies judgment to determine when a financial asset is deemed uncollectible; however, generally speaking,
an asset will be considered uncollectible no later than when all efforts at collection have been exhausted. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ACL when received.

The Company measures expected credit losses of financial assets on a collective (pool) basis when the financial assets share similar risk characteristics. Depending on the nature of the pool of financial
assets with similar risk characteristics, the Company uses a DCF method or a loss-rate method to estimate expected credit losses.

The Company’s methodologies for estimating the ACL consider available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows, including information about past events, current conditions, and
reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies apply historical loss information, adjusted for asset-specific characteristics, economic conditions at the measurement date, and forecasts about
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financial  assets  that are reasonable  and supportable,  to the identified  pools of financial  assets with similar  risk characteristics  for which the historical  loss experience  was observed.  The Company’s
methodologies revert back to historical loss driver information on a straight-line basis over four quarters when it can no longer develop reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company adjusted in
the first quarter of 2020 the reversion period from the previously disclosed six quarters to four quarters based upon current forecasted conditions.

Discounted Cash Flow Method
The Company uses the DCF method to estimate expected credit losses for the agricultural, commercial and industrial, CRE - construction and development, CRE - farmland, CRE - multifamily, CRE -
other, RRE - owner-occupied one-to-four family first liens, RRE - nonowner-occupied one-to-four family first liens, RRE - one-to-four family junior liens, and consumer loan pools. For each of these
pools, the Company generates cash flow projections at the instrument level wherein payment expectations are adjusted for estimated prepayment speed, curtailments, time to recovery, probability of
default, and loss given default. The modeling of expected prepayment speeds, curtailment rates, and time to recovery are based on historical internal data.

The Company uses regression analysis of historical internal and peer data to determine which variables are best suited to be economic variables utilized when modeling lifetime probability of default and
loss given default. This analysis also determines how expected probability of default and loss given default will react to forecasted levels of the economic variables. For the loan pools utilizing the DCF
method, management utilizes one or multiple of the following economic variables: Midwest unemployment, national retail sales, CRE index, US rental vacancy rate, US gross domestic product, and
HPI.

For all DCF models, management has determined that four quarters represents a reasonable and supportable forecast period and reverts back to a historical loss rate over four quarters on a straight-line
basis.  Management  leverages  economic  projections  from  a  reputable  and  independent  third  party  to  inform  its  loss  driver  forecasts  over  the  four  quarter  forecast  period.  Other  internal  and  external
indicators of economic forecasts are also considered by management when developing the forecast metrics.

The  combination  of  adjustments  for  credit  expectations  (default  and  loss)  and  timing  expectations  (prepayment,  curtailment,  and  time  to  recovery)  produces  an  expected  cash  flow  stream  at  the
instrument level. Instrument effective yield is calculated, net of the impacts of prepayment assumptions, and the instrument expected cash flows are then discounted at that effective yield to produce an
instrument-level net present value of expected cash flows (“NPV”). An ACL is established for the difference between the instrument’s NPV and amortized cost basis. In addition, management utilizes
qualitative factors to adjust the calculated ACL as appropriate. Qualitative factors are based on management's judgment of company, market, industry or business specific data, changes in underlying
loan composition of specific portfolios, trends relating to credit quality, delinquency, non-performing and adversely rated loans, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of economic conditions.

Loss-Rate Method
The Company uses a loss-rate method to estimate expected credit losses for the credit card and overdraft pools. For each of these pools, the Company applies an expected loss ratio based on internal and
peer historical losses, adjusted as appropriate for qualitative factors. Qualitative loss factors are based on management's judgment of company, market, industry or business specific data, changes in
underlying  loan  composition  of  specific  portfolios,  trends  relating  to  credit  quality,  delinquency,  non-performing  and  adversely  rated  loans,  and  reasonable  and  supportable  forecasts  of  economic
conditions.

Collateral Dependent Financial Assets
Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. For collateral dependent financial assets where the Company has determined that foreclosure of the collateral is probable,
or where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company expects repayment of the financial asset to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, the ACL is
measured based on the difference between the fair value of the collateral and the amortized cost basis of the asset as of the measurement date. When repayment is expected to be from the operation of the
collateral,  expected  credit  losses  are  calculated  as  the  amount  by  which  the  amortized  cost  basis  of  the  financial  asset  exceeds  the  present  value  of  expected  cash  flows  from  the  operation  of  the
collateral. When repayment is expected to be from the sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the financial asset exceeds the fair
value of the underlying collateral less estimated cost to sell. The ACL may be zero if the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date exceeds the amortized cost basis of the financial asset.

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The  Company’s  estimate  of  the  ACL  reflects  losses  expected  over  the  contractual  life  of  the  assets,  adjusted  for  estimated  prepayments  or  curtailments.  The  contractual  term  does  not  consider
extensions, renewals or modifications unless the Company has identified an expected TDR. A loan that has been modified or renewed is considered a TDR when two conditions are met: 1) the borrower
is experiencing financial difficulty and 2) concessions are made for the borrower's benefit that would not otherwise be considered for a borrower or transaction with similar credit risk characteristics. The
Company’s ACL reflects all effects of a TDR when an individual asset is specifically identified as a reasonably expected TDR. The Company has determined that a TDR is reasonably expected no later
than the point when the lender concludes that modification is the best course of action and it is at least reasonably possible that the troubled borrower will accept some form of concession from the lender
to  avoid  a  default.  Reasonably  expected  TDRs  and  executed  non-performing  TDRs  are  evaluated  individually  to  determine  the  required  ACL.  TDRs  performing  in  accordance  with  their  modified
contractual terms for a reasonable period of time may be included in the Company’s existing pools based on the underlying risk characteristics of the loan to measure the ACL.

Liability for Off-Balance Sheet Credit Losses: Financial instruments include off-balance sheet credit losses, such as commitments to make loans and commercial letters of credit, issued to meet customer
financing  needs.  The  Company’s  exposure  to  credit  loss  in  the  event  of  nonperformance  by  the  other  party  to  the  financial  instrument  for  off-balance  sheet  loan  commitments  is  represented  by  the
contractual amount of those instruments. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.

The  Company  recognizes  a  liability  for  off-balance  sheet  credit  losses  through  a  charge  to  credit  loss  expense  for  off-balance  sheet  credit  losses,  which  is  included  in  credit  loss  expense  in  the
Company’s consolidated statements of income, unless the commitments to extend credit are unconditionally cancellable. The liability for off-balance sheet credit losses is estimated by loan segment at
each balance sheet date under the current expected credit loss model using the same methodologies as portfolio loans, taking into consideration the likelihood that funding will occur, and is included in
other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Transfers of financial assets: Revenue from the origination and sale of loans in the secondary market is recognized upon the transfer of financial assets and accounted for as sales when control over the
assets has been surrendered. The Company also sells participation interests in some large loans originated to non-affiliated entities. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when: (1)
the assets have been isolated from the Company; (2) the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the assets it received and no condition both constrains the transferee from taking advantage of its
right  to  pledge  or  exchange  and  provides  more  than  a  trivial  benefit  to  the  transferor;  and  (3)  the  Company  does  not  maintain  effective  control  over  the  transferred  assets  through  an  agreement  to
repurchase them before their maturity or the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets.

Credit-related  financial  instruments:  In  the  ordinary  course  of  business,  the  Company  has  entered  into  commitments  to  extend  credit,  including  commitments  under  credit  card  arrangements,
commitments to sell loans, commercial letters of credit and standby letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.

Derivatives and hedging instruments: As part of its asset and liability management strategy, the Company uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate exposure to interest rate risks. The Company
records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to
designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated
and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges.
Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting
generally  provides  for  the  matching  of  the  timing  of  gain  or  loss  recognition  on the  hedging  instrument  with  the  recognition  of  the  changes  in  the  fair  value  of  the  hedged  asset  or  liability  that  are
attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to
economically hedge certain of its risk, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.

In accordance with the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to
master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.

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Premises and equipment: Land is carried at cost. Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The estimated useful lives and primary method of depreciation for the principal
items are as follows:

Type of Assets

Minimum

Maximum

Depreciation Method

Years

Buildings and leasehold improvements
Furniture and equipment

10
3

-
-

39
10

Straight-line
Straight-line

Charges for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the
resulting gain or loss is recorded.

Foreclosed assets, net: Real estate properties and other assets acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling cost at the date of foreclosure, establishing
a new cost basis. Fair value is determined by management by obtaining appraisals or other market value information at least annually. Any write-downs in value at the date of acquisition are charged to
the allowance for credit losses. After foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management by obtaining updated appraisals or other market value information. Any subsequent write-downs
are recorded as a charge to operations,  if necessary,  to reduce the carrying  value of a property  to the updated fair value less estimated  selling cost. Net costs related to the holding of properties  are
included in noninterest expense.

Goodwill and other intangibles: Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations accounted for as acquisitions. Under ASC
Topic 350, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would reduce the fair value of a reporting unit
below its carrying amount. The Company's annual assessment is done at the reporting unit level, which the Company has concluded is at the consolidated level. Due to the continued economic impact
that  COVID-19  has  had  on  the  Company,  management  concluded  that  factors,  such  as  the  decline  in  macroeconomic  conditions  and  a  sustained  decrease  in  share  price,  led  to  the  occurrence  of  a
triggering event and therefore an interim impairment test over goodwill was performed as of September 30, 2020.

The Company performed a market capitalization approach, a guideline public company approach and a discounted cash flow approach, to determine the fair value of the Company. As a result of this
interim assessment, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $31.5 million as its estimated fair value was less than its book value on that date. This non-cash charge was reflected within
"Noninterest expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and had no impact on the Company's regulatory capital ratios, cash flows and liquidity position.

The Company’s annual impairment test date is October 1, 2020. The Company concluded that there was no goodwill impairment as of that date as there was no change in enterprise value from the
September 30, 2020 testing date. Between the annual impairment date of October 1, 2020 and year-end December 31, 2020, there were no additional triggering events.

Certain  other intangible  assets that  have finite  lives are  amortized  on an accelerated  basis over  the estimated  life  of the assets. Such assets are  evaluated  for impairment  if events and circumstances
indicate a possible impairment. See Note 7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets for additional information.

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock: The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines as well as the FHLB of Chicago, and ownership of FHLB stock is a requirement for such membership. The amount
of FHLB stock the Bank is required to hold is directly related to the amount of FHLB advances borrowed. This security is carried at cost and evaluated for potential impairment each quarter. Redemption
of this investment is at the option of the FHLB.

Mortgage servicing rights:  Mortgage  servicing  rights  are  recorded  at  fair  value  based  on  assumptions  through  a  third-party  valuation  service.  The  valuation  model  incorporates  assumptions  that  are
observable in the marketplace and that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the servicing cost per loan, the discount rate, the escrow float rate, an inflation
rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds and default rates and losses.

Bank-owned life insurance: BOLI represents life insurance policies on the lives of certain Company officers and directors or former officers and directors for which the Company is the beneficiary.
Bank-owned  life  insurance  is  carried  at  cash  surrender  value,  net  of  surrender  and  other  charges,  with  increases/decreases  reflected  as  noninterest  income/expense  in  the  consolidated  statements  of
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Employee benefit plans: Deferred benefits under a salary continuation plan are charged to expense during the period in which the participating employees attain full eligibility.

Stock-based compensation: Compensation expense for share based awards is recorded over the vesting period at the fair value of the award at the time of grant. The exercise price of options or fair value
of nonvested shares granted under the Company’s incentive plans is equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock at the grant date. The Company assumes no projected forfeitures on its stock
based compensation, since actual historical forfeiture rates on its stock-based incentive awards have been negligible.

Income taxes: The Company and/or its subsidiaries file tax returns in all states and local taxing jurisdictions which impose corporate income, franchise or other taxes where it operates. The methods of
filing  and  the  methods  for  calculating  taxable  and  apportionable  income  vary  depending  upon  the  laws  of  the  taxing  jurisdiction.  Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  recognized  for  the  future  tax
consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on
deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date of such change. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the
opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax
examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon examination. For tax positions not meeting the
more likely than not test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. There were no material unrecognized tax
benefits or any interest or penalties on any unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Common stock: In 2018, under the share repurchase program that was approved by the board of directors of the Company on July 21, 2016 and in effect through December 31, 2018, the Company
repurchased 33,998 shares of common stock for approximately $1.1 million. This repurchase program was later replaced by a new program that was announced in October 2018, which authorized the
repurchase  of  $5.0  million  of  stock  and  was  due  to  expire  on  December  31,  2020.  Since  the  plan  was  announced  in  October  2018,  the  Company  repurchased  174,702  shares  of  common  stock  for
approximately $4.7 million.

On August 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of common stock through December 31, 2021.
The new repurchase program replaced the Company’s prior repurchase program that was announced in October 2018. During 2019, the Company repurchased 34,157 shares of common stock under this
plan at a cost of $1.0 million. During 2020, the Company repurchased 179,428 shares of common stock under this plan at a cost of $4.6 million, leaving $4.4 million of common stock available for
possible future repurchases as of December 31, 2020.

Comprehensive  income:  Accounting  principles  generally  require  that  recognized  revenue,  expenses,  gains  and  losses  be  included  in  net  income.  Certain  changes  in  assets  and  liabilities,  such  as
unrealized  gains  and  losses  on  available-for-sale  securities,  are  reported  as  a  separate  component  of  shareholders’  equity  on  the  consolidated  balance  sheets,  and  are  disclosed  in  the  consolidated
statements of comprehensive income.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss included in shareholders’ equity were as follows:

(in thousands)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale
Less: Tax effect

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$

$

33,278 
8,686 
24,592 

$

$

5,916 
1,544 
4,372 

$

$

(7,660)
(1,999)
(5,661)

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Effect of New Financial Accounting Standards

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2020
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the incurred loss
methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is
applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables. It is also applied to off-balance sheet credit exposures not accounted for as insurance (loan commitments, standby
letters of credit, financial guarantees, and other similar instruments) and net investments in leases recognized by a lessor in accordance with Topic 842 on leases. In addition, ASC 326 made changes to
the accounting for AFS debt securities. One such change is to require credit losses to be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down on AFS debt securities that management does not intend to
sell or believes that it is more likely than not they will be required to sell.

The  Company  adopted  ASC  326  using  the  modified  retrospective  method  for  all  financial  assets  measured  at  amortized  cost  and  off-balance-sheet  credit  exposures.  Results  for  reporting  periods
beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented under ASC 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. The Company recorded a net decrease
to retained earnings of $5.4 million as of January 1, 2020 for the cumulative effect of adopting ASC 326. The transition adjustment includes a $4.0 million impact due to the increase in ACL related to
loans, a $3.4 million impact due the establishment of the allowance for unfunded commitments, and a $1.9 million impact on deferred taxes.

The Company adopted ASC 326 using the prospective transition approach for financial assets purchased with credit deterioration that were previously classified as PCI and accounted for under ASC
310-30. In accordance with the standard, management did not reassess whether PCI assets met the criteria of PCD assets as of the date of adoption. On January 1, 2020, the amortized cost basis of the
PCD assets were adjusted to reflect the addition of $119 thousand to the ACL. The remaining noncredit discount will be accreted into interest income at the effective interest rate as of January 1, 2020.

The following table illustrates the impact of ASC 326 on the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for off-balance sheet credit exposures:

(in thousands)
Assets:

Loans

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate
Residential real estate
Consumer

Allowance for credit losses on loans

Liabilities:

Liability for off-balance sheet credit exposures

Pre-ASC 326 Adoption

January 1, 2020
Impact of ASC 326 Adoption

As Reported Under ASC 326

$

$

$

3,748 
8,394 
13,804 
2,685 
448 
29,079 

— 

$

$

$

(2,557)
2,728 
1,300 
2,050 
463 
3,984 

3,433 

$

$

$

1,191 
11,122 
15,104 
4,735 
911 
33,063 

3,433 

In  August  2018,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2018-13, Fair  Value  Measurement  (Topic  820):  Disclosure  Framework-Changes  to  the  Disclosure  Requirements  for  Fair  Value  Measurement.  The
amendments in this update modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. Four disclosure
requirements were removed, three were modified, and two were added. In addition, the amendments eliminate “at a minimum” from the phrase “an entity shall disclose at a minimum” to promote the
appropriate  exercise  of  discretion  by  entities  when  considering  fair  value  measurement  disclosures  and  to  clarify  that  materiality  is  an  appropriate  consideration  of  entities  and  their  auditors  when
evaluating disclosure requirements. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The
amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description
of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied
retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption at December 31, 2020
On  March  12,  2020,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2020-04,  Reference  Rate  Reform  (ASC  848):  Facilitation  of  the  Effects  of  Reference  Rate  Reform  on  Financial  Reporting.  ASC  848  contains  optional
expedients  and  exceptions  for  applying  GAAP  to  contracts,  hedging  relationships,  and  other  transactions  affected  by  reference  rate  reform.  Certain  optional  expedients  and  exceptions  for  contract
modifications and hedging relationships were amended in ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope Refinement, issued on January 7, 2021. Entities may apply the provision as of the
beginning of the reporting period when the election is made and are available until December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04.

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Note 2. Business Combinations

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the equity of ATBancorp through a merger and acquired its wholly-owned banking subsidiaries ATSB and ABTW. The consideration included common
stock valued at $116.0 million and cash consideration of $34.8 million.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their fair values
as of the May 1, 2019 acquisition  date net of any applicable  tax effects.  During 2020, as part of the finalization  of purchase accounting  associated  with the merger,  an additional  $2.06 million  was
recorded to goodwill, $296 thousand was recorded to deferred income taxes, with the offsetting impact being to additional paid-in capital.

The table below summarizes the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

(in thousands)
Merger consideration
Share consideration
Cash consideration

Total merger consideration

Identifiable net assets acquired, at fair value
Assets acquired

Cash and cash equivalents
Debt securities available for sale
Loans
Premises and equipment
Other intangible assets
Foreclosed assets
Other assets

Total assets acquired

Liabilities assumed

Deposits
Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt
Other liabilities

Total liabilities assumed
Fair value of net assets acquired

Goodwill

The following table summarizes ATBancorp acquisition-related expenses for the periods indicated:

(in thousands)
Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits
Occupancy expense of premises, net
Legal and professional
Data processing
Other

Total ATBancorp acquisition-related expenses

78

$

$

$

May 1, 2019

116,032 
34,766 

$

150,798 

82,081 
99,056 
1,138,928 
18,327 
28,349 
3,091 
42,944 

1,089,355 
100,761 
71,234 
29,951 

$

Years Ended
December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

— 
7 
— 
44 
10 
61 

$

$

1,412,776 

1,291,301 
121,475 
29,323 

5,435 
483 
2,762 
90 
360 
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Note 3. Debt Securities

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The amortized cost and fair value of investment debt securities AFS, with gross unrealized gains and losses, were as follows:

(in thousands)

U.S. Government agencies and corporations
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Corporate debt securities

Total debt securities

(in thousands)

U.S. Government agencies and corporations
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Corporate debt securities

Total debt securities

Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized Gains

As of December 31, 2020

Gross Unrealized
Losses

Allowance for Credit
Loss related to Debt
Securities

355 
611,666 
92,261 
559,718 
360,103 
1,624,103 

$

$

6 
17,163 
1,758 
6,332 
9,333 
34,592 

$

$

$

— 
483 
1 
214 
616 
1,314  $

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

$

$

Fair Value

361 
628,346 
94,018 
565,836 
368,820 
1,657,381 

Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized Gains

Gross Unrealized Losses

Fair Value

As of December 31, 2019

439  $

253,750 
43,009 
293,911 
188,952 
780,061 

$

2  $

3,803 
536 
1,000 
3,018 
8,359  $

—  $

348 
15 
1,965 
115 
2,443  $

441 
257,205 
43,530 
292,946 
191,855 
785,977 

$

$

$

$

Investment securities with a carrying value of $434.7 million and $264.8 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, were pledged on public deposits, securities sold under
agreements to repurchase and for other purposes, as required or permitted by law.

The following table presents debt securities AFS in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at December 31, 2020, aggregated by investment category
and length of time in a continuous loss position:

Available for Sale
(in thousands, except number of securities)
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Corporate debt securities

Total

Less than 12 Months

As of December 31, 2020
12 Months or More

Total

Number 
of 
Securities

Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

27 
7 
8 
15 
57 

$

$

31,489 
315 
133,032 
35,995 
200,831 

$

$

157 
1 
214 
523 
895 

$

$

4,065 
— 
— 
3,311 
7,376 

$

$

326 
— 
— 
93 
419 

$

$

35,554 
315 
133,032 
39,306 
208,207 

$

$

483 
1 
214 
616 
1,314 

As of December 31, 2020, 27 state and political subdivisions securities with total unrealized losses of $0.5 million were held by the Company. Management evaluated these securities by considering the
yield spread to treasury securities, credit agency ratings, and payment history. In addition, management evaluated the most recent financial information available for certain of these securities. Based on
this evaluation, management concluded that the decline in fair value was not attributable to credit losses.

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As of December 31, 2020, 7 mortgage-backed securities and 8 collateralized mortgage obligations with unrealized losses totaling $0.2 million were held by the Company. Management evaluated the
payment history of these securities. In addition, management considered the implied U.S. government guarantee of these agency securities and the level of credit enhancement for non-agency securities.
Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the decline in fair value was not attributable to credit losses.

As of December 31, 2020, 15 corporate debt securities with total unrealized losses of $0.6 million were held by the Company. Management evaluated these securities by considering credit agency ratings
and payment history. In addition, management evaluated the most recent financial information available for certain of these securities. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the decline
in fair value was not attributable to credit losses.

Accrued  interest  receivable  on  available  for  sale  debt  securities,  which  is  recorded  within  'Other  Assets,'  totaled  $7.3  million  at  December  31,  2020  and  $4.2  million  at  December  31,  2019  and  is
excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

The  following  table  presents  information  pertaining  to  debt  securities  with  gross  unrealized  losses  as  of  December  31,  2019,  aggregated  by  investment  category  and  length  of  time  that  individual
securities have been in a continuous loss position:  

Available for Sale
(in thousands, except number of securities)
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Corporate debt securities

Total

Number 
of 
Securities

Less than 12 Months

Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

As of December 31, 2019
12 Months or More

Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

Total

Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

47 
7 
33 
7 
94 

$

$

27,161  $
963 
103,395 
7,012 
138,531  $

322  $

12 
719 
14 
1,067  $

2,112  $
1,365 
65,604 
8,788 
77,869  $

$

26 
3 
1,246 
101 
1,376  $

29,273 
2,328 
168,999   
15,800 
216,400 

$

$

348 
15 
1,965 
115 
2,443 

Proceeds and gross realized gains and losses on debt securities available for sale for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, were as follows:

(in thousands)
Proceeds from sales of debt securities available for sale

Gross realized gains from sales of debt securities available for sale
Gross realized losses from sales of debt securities available for sale
Net realized gain from sales of debt securities available for sale

2020

27,391   

280 
(123)
157   

$

$

$

Year Ended December 31,
2019

$

$

$

125,452 

143 
(56)
87 

$

$

$

2018

14,490 

203 
(6)
197 

The contractual maturity distribution of investment debt securities at December 31, 2020, is shown below. Expected maturities of MBS and CMO may differ from contractual maturities because the
mortgages underlying the securities may be called or prepaid without any penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following summary.

(in thousands)
Due in one year or less
Due after one year through five years
Due after five years through ten years
Due after ten years

Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations

Total

80

Available For Sale

Amortized 
Cost

Fair Value

$

$

$

41,111 
285,753 
313,584 
331,676 
972,124 
92,261 
559,718 
1,624,103 

$

$

$

41,350 
294,214 
320,095 
341,868 
997,527 
94,018 
565,836 
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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Credit Losses

The composition of loans by class of receivable was as follows:

(in thousands)
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

Allowance for credit losses

Total loans held for investment, net

As of December 31,

2020

2019

$

$
$
$

116,392 
1,055,488 

$

181,291 
144,970 
256,525 
1,149,575 
1,732,361 

355,684 
143,422 
499,106 
78,876 
3,482,223 
(55,500)
3,426,723 

$
$
$

140,446 
835,236 

298,077 
181,885 
227,407 
1,107,490 
1,814,859 

407,418 
170,381 
577,799 
82,926 
3,451,266 
(29,079)
3,422,187 

Loans with unpaid principal in the amount of $830.2 million and $945.9 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, were pledged to the FHLB as collateral for borrowings.

Non-accrual and Delinquent Loans
Loans are placed on non-accrual when (1) payment in full of principal and interest is no longer expected or (2) principal or interest has been in default for 90 days or more unless the loan is both well
secured with marketable collateral and in the process of collection. All loans rated doubtful or worse, and certain loans rated substandard, are placed on non-accrual.

A non-accrual loan may be restored to an accrual status when (1) all past due principal and interest has been paid (excluding renewals and modifications that involve the capitalizing of interest) or (2) the
loan becomes well secured with marketable collateral and is in the process of collection. An established track record of performance is also considered when determining accrual status.

Loans are considered past due or delinquent when the contractual principal or interest due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement or any portion thereof remains unpaid after the due date of
the scheduled payment.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $7 thousand in commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers who have a nonaccrual loan.

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The following table presents the amortized cost basis of loans based on delinquency status:

(in thousands)
December 31, 2020
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

December 31, 2019
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

Age Analysis of Past-Due Financial Assets

Current

30 - 59 Days Past
Due

60 - 89 Days Past
Due

90 Days or More
Past Due

Total

90 Days or More
Past Due and
Accruing

45 
333 

42 
324 
— 
318 
684 

566 
234 
800 
39 
1,901 

— 
270 

621 
— 
— 
347 
968 

857 
108 
965 
80 
2,283 

$

$

$

$

$

1,055 
2,951 

116,392 
1,055,488 

$

604 
5,622 
— 
5,728 
11,954 

1,686 
148 
1,834 
47 
17,841 

1,756 
5,278 

205 
6,242 
— 
2,674 
9,121 

1,511 
163 
1,674 
138 
17,967 

$

$

$

181,291 
144,970 
256,525 
1,149,575 
1,732,361 

355,684 
143,422 
499,106 
78,876 
3,482,223 

140,446 
835,236 
— 
298,077 
181,885 
227,407 
1,107,490 
1,814,859 

407,418 
170,381 
577,799 
82,926 
3,451,266 

$

$

$

— 
106 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

625 
— 
625 
8 
739 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

99 
25 
124 
12 
136 

$

115,284 
1,051,727 

$

$

8 
477 

586 
226 
— 
11,514 
12,326 

2,062 
377 
2,439 
43 
15,293 

975 
846 

2,256 
362 
394 
1,965 
4,977 

2,579 
518 
3,097 
150 
10,045 

$

$

$

180,059 
138,798 
256,525 
1,132,015 
1,707,397 

351,370 
142,663 
494,033 
78,747 
3,447,188 

137,715 
828,842 

294,995 
175,281 
227,013 
1,102,504 
1,799,793 

402,471 
169,592 
572,063 
82,558 
3,420,971 

$

$

$

$

$

$

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of loans on non-accrual status, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing by class of loan and related interest income recognized:

(in thousands)
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction and development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

Beginning of Period
Nonaccrual

End of Period
Nonaccrual

Nonaccrual with no
Allowance for Credit
Losses

90 Days or More Past Due
And Accruing

Interest Income Recognized
on Nonaccrual

$

$

2,893 
13,276 

$

2,584 
7,326 

$

$

1,599 
4,349 

$

— 
106 

1,494 
10,402 
— 
10,141 
22,037 

2,556 
513 
3,069 
206 
41,481 

$

1,145 
8,319 
746 
19,134 
29,344 

1,895 
722 
2,617 
79 
41,950 

$

900 
7,266 
39 
2,497 
10,702 

75 
1 
76 
13 
16,739 

$

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

625 
— 
625 
8 
739 

$

134 
361 

51 
206 
2 
108 
367 

126 
33 
159 
10 
1,031 

Credit Quality Information
The  Company  aggregates  loans  into  risk  categories  based  on  relevant  information  about  the  ability  of  borrowers  to  service  their  debt,  such  as:  current  financial  information,  historical  payment
experience, credit documentation, and other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually to classify the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes non-homogenous loans, such as agricultural,
commercial  and  industrial,  and  commercial  real  estate  loans.  Loans  not  meeting  the  criteria  described  below  that  are  analyzed  individually  are  considered  to  be  pass-rated.  The  Company  uses  the
following definitions for risk ratings:

Special Mention/Watch - A special mention/watch asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of
the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Company’s credit position at some future date. Special mention/watch assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk
to warrant adverse classification.

Substandard -  Substandard  loans  are  inadequately  protected  by  the  current  net  worth  and  paying  capacity  of  the  obligor  or  of  the  collateral  pledged,  if  any.  Loans  so  classified  have  a  well-defined
weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful - Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the
basis of currently known facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loss - Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely
no recovery or salvage value but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless asset even though partial recovery may be affected in the future.

Homogenous  loans,  including  residential  real  estate  and  consumer  loans,  are  not  individually  risk  rated.  Instead,  these  loans  are  categorized  based  on  performance:  performing  and  nonperforming.
Nonperforming loans include those loans on nonaccrual, loans greater than 90 days past due and on accrual, and TDRs on accrual.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table sets forth the amortized cost basis of loans by class of receivable by credit quality indicator and vintage based on the most recent analysis performed, as of December 31, 2020. As of
December 31, 2020, there were no 'loss' rated credits.

December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Agricultural
Pass
Special mention / watch
Substandard
Doubtful

Total

Commercial and industrial
Pass
Special mention / watch
Substandard
Doubtful

Total

CRE - Construction and development
Pass
Special mention / watch
Substandard
Doubtful

Total

CRE - Farmland
Pass
Special mention / watch
Substandard
Doubtful

Total

CRE - Multifamily
Pass
Special mention / watch
Substandard
Doubtful

Total
CRE - other
Pass
Special mention / watch
Substandard
Doubtful

Total

RRE - One- to four- family first liens
Performing
Nonperforming

Total

RRE - One- to four- family junior liens
Performing
Nonperforming

Total
Consumer
Performing
Nonperforming

Total

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving Loans

Total

Term Loans by Origination Year

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

17,836 
4,892 
4,075 
1 
26,804 

546,171 
3,410 
5,014 
— 
554,595 

109,885 
843 
597 
— 
111,325 

48,378 
8,088 
3,924 
— 
60,390 

164,817 
345 
1,099 
— 
166,261 

487,771 
71,141 
48,690 
— 
607,602 

117,923 
239 
118,162 

19,818 
7 
19,825 

30,755 
2 
30,757 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

6,959 
1,083 
650 
— 
8,692 

105,523 
572 
1,539 
— 
107,634 

25,972 
298 
1,132 
— 
27,402 

25,022 
4,583 
2,627 
— 
32,232 

18,992 
— 
— 
— 
18,992 

129,388 
14,870 
7,162 
— 
151,420 

46,581 
1 
46,582 

7,973 
— 
7,973 

13,662 
21 
13,683 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,764 
117 
258 
— 
3,139 

57,055 
497 
928 
— 
58,480 

14,994 
542 
220 
— 
15,756 

9,577 
935 
4,386 
— 
14,898 

17,805 
— 
— 
— 
17,805 

60,957 
12,415 
6,370 
— 
79,742 

42,875 
596 
43,471 

12,140 
223 
12,363 

10,341 
13 
10,354 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

84

2,145 
108 
183 
— 
2,436 

61,753 
2,261 
656 
1 
64,671 

2,696 
— 
— 
— 
2,696 

10,490 
660 
1,728 
— 
12,878 

10,706 
— 
— 
— 
10,706 

83,393 
5,953 
1,222 
— 
90,568 

30,628 
303 
30,931 

6,152 
17 
6,169 

4,960 
5 
4,965 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,386 
553 
121 
— 
2,060 

38,695 
611 
461 
— 
39,767 

679 
9 
— 
— 
688 

8,378 
361 
166 
— 
8,905 

10,201 
59 
1,362 
— 
11,622 

66,369 
3,756 
579 
— 
70,704 

37,407 
148 
37,555 

3,467 
116 
3,583 

2,656 
13 
2,669 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,833 
1,103 
226 
1 
3,163 

92,526 
112 
3,261 
3 
95,902 

876 
3 
26 
— 
905 

13,003 
237 
1,128 
— 
14,368 

19,581 
— 
— 
— 
19,581 

91,698 
4,335 
6,997 
— 
103,030 

68,501 
1,233 
69,734 

5,354 
190 
5,544 

6,306 
24 
6,330 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

60,802 
7,210 
2,086 
— 
70,098 

120,498 
4,796 
9,144 
1 
134,439 

22,519 
— 
— 
— 
22,519 

1,263 
— 
36 
— 
1,299 

11,558 
— 
— 
— 
11,558 

45,129 
455 
925 
— 
46,509 

9,249 
— 
9,249 

87,795 
170 
87,965 

10,118 
— 
10,118 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

93,725 
15,066 
7,599 
2 
116,392 

1,022,221 
12,259 
21,003 
5 
1,055,488 

177,621 
1,695 
1,975 
— 
181,291 

116,111 
14,864 
13,995 
— 
144,970 

253,660 
404 
2,461 
— 
256,525 

964,705 
112,925 
71,945 
— 
1,149,575 

353,164 
2,520 
355,684 

142,699 
723 
143,422 

78,798 
78 
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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Term Loans by Origination Year

Total by Credit Quality Indicator Category
Pass
Special mention / watch
Substandard
Doubtful
Performing
Nonperforming

Total

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving Loans

Total

$

$

1,374,858 
88,719 
63,399 
1 
168,496 
248 
1,695,721 

$

$

311,856 
21,406 
13,110 
— 
68,216 
22 
414,610 

$

$

163,152 
14,506 
12,162 
— 
65,356 
832 
256,008 

$

$

171,183 
8,982 
3,789 
1 
41,740 
325 
226,020 

$

$

125,708 
5,349 
2,689 
— 
43,530 
277 
177,553 

$

$

219,517 
5,790 
11,638 
4 
80,161 
1,447 
318,557 

$

$

261,769 
12,461 
12,191 
1 
107,162 
170 
393,754 

$

$

2,628,043 
157,213 
118,978 
7 
574,661 
3,321 
3,482,223 

The following table sets forth the risk category of loans by class of loans and credit quality indicator used on the most recent analysis performed, as of December 31, 2019:

December 31, 2019
(in thousands)
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

Pass

117,374 
794,526 

283,921 
141,107 
226,124 
1,036,418 
1,687,570 

396,175 
168,229 
564,404 
82,650 
3,246,524 

$

$

Special Mention/Watch
13,292 
$
19,038 

$

11,423 
21,307 
90 
50,691 
83,511 

4,547 
1,282 
5,829 
39 
121,709 

$

$

Substandard

Doubtful

Loss

Total

9,780 
21,635 

$

2,733 
19,471 
1,193 
20,381 
43,778 

6,532 
870 
7,402 
218 
82,813 

$

— 
1 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

164 
— 
164 
19 
184 

$

$

— 
36 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
36 

$

$

140,446 
835,236 

298,077 
181,885 
227,407 
1,107,490 
1,814,859 

407,418 
170,381 
577,799 
82,926 
3,451,266 

Allowance for Credit Losses
At December 31, 2020, the economic forecast used by the Company showed the following: (1) Midwest unemployment – slight increase over the next three forecasted quarters, with a decline in the
fourth forecasted quarter; (2) Year-to-year change in national retail sales - increases over the next four forecasted quarters; (3) Year-to-year change in CRE Index - decreases over the next four forecasted
quarters; (4) Year-to-year change in U.S. GDP - a decrease in the first forecasted quarter, followed by increases in the following three quarters; (5) Year-to-year change in National Home Price Index –
increases over the next four forecasted quarters; and (6) Rental Vacancy - an increase over the forecasted four quarters. These loss drivers saw overall economic improvement when compared to the
previously disclosed third quarter results, but are consistently worse when compared to recent historical trends over the past several years, largely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have made a policy election to report interest receivable as a separate line on the balance sheet. Accrued interest receivable, which is recorded within 'Other Assets' totaled $14.2 million at
December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment were as follows:

(in thousands)
2020
Beginning balance, prior to the adoption of ASC 326
     Day 1 transition adjustment from adoption of ASC 326

Charge-offs
Recoveries
Credit loss expense 

(1)

Ending balance
2019
Beginning balance
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Credit loss expense

Ending balance
2018
Beginning balance
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Credit loss expense

Ending balance

Agricultural

Commercial and
Industrial

Commercial Real
Estate

Residential Real Estate

Consumer

Total

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,748 
(2,557)
(1,051)
130 
1,076 
1,346 

3,637 
(1,130)
32 
1,209 
3,748 

2,790 
(656)
67 
1,436 
3,637 

$

$

$

$

$

$

8,394 
2,728 
(2,502)
1,055 
6,014 
15,689 

7,478 
(4,774)
195 
5,495 
8,394 

8,518 
(2,752)
291 
1,421 
7,478 

$

$

$

$

$

$

13,804 
1,300 
(2,317)
124 
19,729 
32,640 

15,635 
(1,537)
311 
(605)
13,804 

13,637 
(2,901)
290 
4,609 
15,635 

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,685 
2,050 
(186)
49 
284 
4,882 

2,349 
(229)
105 
460 
2,685 

2,870 
(113)
288 
(696)
2,349 

$

$

$

$

$

$

448 
463 
(737)
170 
599 
943 

208 
(720)
361 
599 
448 

244 
(618)
52 
530 
208 

$
$

$

$

$

$

$

29,079 
3,984 
(6,793)
1,528 
27,702 
55,500 

29,307 
(8,390)
1,004 
7,158 
29,079 

28,059 
(7,040)
988 
7,300 
29,307 

(1) The difference in the credit loss expense reported herein as compared to the Consolidated Statements of Income is associated with the credit loss expense of $0.7 million related to off-balance sheet credit exposures for the year ended
December 31, 2020.

The composition of allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment based on evaluation method were as follows:

(in thousands)
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment

Total

Allowance for credit losses:

Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment

Total

(in thousands)
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment
Purchased credit impaired loans

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment
Purchased credit impaired loans

Total

Agricultural

Commercial and
Industrial

Commercial Real
Estate

Residential Real
Estate

Consumer

Total

As of December 31, 2020

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

6,582 
1,048,906 
1,055,488 

799 
14,890 
15,689 

Commercial and
Industrial

12,242 
822,939 
55 
835,236 

2,198 
6,194 
2 
8,394 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

28,235 
1,704,126 
1,732,361 

2,031 
30,609 
32,640 

$

$

$

$

427 
498,679 
499,106 

179 
4,703 
4,882 

As of December 31, 2019

Commercial Real
Estate

Residential Real
Estate

16,082 
1,781,306 
17,471 
1,814,859 

1,180 
11,836 
788 
13,804 

$

$

$

$

838 
572,865 
4,096 
577,799 

73 
2,152 
460 
2,685 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

8 
78,868 
78,876 

— 
943 
943 

Consumer

21 
82,864 
41 
82,926 

— 
448 
— 
448 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

37,340 
3,444,883 
3,482,223 

3,075 
52,425 
55,500 

Total

33,495 
3,395,220 
22,551 
3,451,266 

3,663 
24,166 
1,250 
29,079 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,088 
114,304 
116,392 

66 
1,280 
1,346 

Agricultural

4,312 
135,246 
888 
140,446 

212 
3,536 
— 
3,748 

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent loans, by the primary collateral type, which are individually evaluated to determine expected credit losses, and the related
ACL allocated to these loans:

(in thousands)
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:
     Construction and development
      Farmland
      Multifamily
      Commercial real estate-other
Residential real estate:
     One- to four- family first liens
     One- to four- family junior liens
Consumer

        Total

Real Estate

Equipment

Other

Total

ACL Allocation

As of December 31, 2020
Primary Type of Collateral

$

$

$

516 
667 

$

824 
3,037 

$

748 
2,878 

$

2,088 
6,582 

899 
7,850 
746 
18,740 

204 
223 
— 
29,845 

$

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
8 
3,869 

$

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
3,626 

$

899 
7,850 
746 
18,740 

204 
223 
8 
37,340 

$

66 
799 

— 
88 
202 
1,741 

132 
47 
— 
3,075 

Troubled Debt Restructurings
TDRs totaled $11.0 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The following table sets forth information on the Company's TDRs by class of financing receivable occurring during the
stated periods. TDRs may include multiple concessions, and the disclosure classifications in the table are based on the primary concession provided to the borrower.

(dollars in thousands)
CONCESSION - Interest rate reduction
Commercial and industrial

CONCESSION - Extended maturity date
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other
One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens

CONCESSION - Other
Agricultural
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other
One- to four- family first liens

Total

2020
Pre-Modification
Outstanding Recorded
Investment

Number of
Contracts

Post-Modification
Outstanding Recorded
Investment

Number of
Contracts

2019
Pre-Modification
Outstanding Recorded
Investment

Post-Modification
Outstanding Recorded
Investment

Number of
Contracts

2018
Pre-Modification
Outstanding Recorded
Investment

Post-Modification
Outstanding Recorded
Investment

1 $

143 

$

143 

— $

— 

$

— 

— $

— 

$

—
2
—
1
3
3
—

4
3
1
1
3
22 $

— 
480 
— 
39 
759 
274 
— 

848 
504 
706 
667 
317 
4,737 

$

— 
480 
— 
39 
808 
278 
— 

858 
514 
706 
667 
317 
4,810 

87

7
3
1
—
—
4
6

—
—
—
—
—
21 $

341 
6,309 
158 
— 
— 
294 
168 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
7,270 

$

341 
6,309 
158 
— 
— 
293 
168 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
7,269 

—
—
1
—
—
1
—

—
—
—
—
—
2

$

— 
— 
86 
— 
— 
39 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
125 

$

— 

— 
— 
86 
— 
— 
46 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Loans by class of financing receivable modified as TDRs that redefaulted within 12 months subsequent to restructure during the stated periods were:

2020

2019

2018

Number of Contracts

Recorded Investment

Number of Contracts

Recorded Investment

Number of Contracts

Recorded Investment

(dollars in thousands)
CONCESSION - Extended maturity date
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Farmland
Commercial real estate-other
One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens

CONCESSION - Other
Agricultural
Farmland
One- to four- family first liens

Total

Modifications in response to COVID-19:

— $
1
—
—
2
—

1
1
1
6

$

— 
142 
— 
— 
203 
— 

59 
150 
169 
723 

6
—
1
—
3
2

—
—
—
12

$

$

315 
— 
158 
— 
239 
30 

— 
— 
— 
742 

— $
—
—
1
—
—

—
—
—
1

$

— 
— 
— 
46 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
46 

The  Company  began  offering  short-term  loan  modifications  to  assist  borrowers  during  the  COVID-19  pandemic.  The  CARES  Act  and  the  Consolidated  Appropriates  Act,  2021,  along  with  a  joint
interagency statement issued by the federal banking agencies provide that short-term modifications made in response to COVID-19 do not need to be accounted for as a TDR. Accordingly, the Company
does  not account  for such  loan  modifications  as  TDRs. The  Company's  loan modifications  allow for  the  initial  deferral  of three  months  of principal  and/or  interest.  The  deferred  interest  is due  and
payable at the end of the deferral period and the deferred principal is due and payable on the maturity date. At December 31, 2020, we had granted short-term payment deferrals on $39.3 million of
loans. The program is ongoing and additional loans continue to be granted deferrals.

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Pre-ASC 326 Adoption Impaired Loan Disclosures
The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment, excluding purchased credit impaired loans, by class of receivable, as of December 31, 2019, which was prior to the adoption of
ASC 326:

(in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

With an allowance recorded:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

Total:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

As of December 31,
2019
Unpaid Principal
Balance

Related Allowance

Recorded Investment

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,383 
7,391 

2,913 
10,875 

$

1,181 
4,306 
— 
5,709 
11,196 

577 
— 
577 
21 
21,568 

1,929 
4,851 

135 
1,109 
— 
3,642 
4,886 

261 
— 
261 
— 
11,927 

4,312 
12,242 

1,316 
5,415 
— 
9,351 
16,082 

838 
— 
838 
21 
33,495 

$

$

$

$

$

1,218 
4,331 
— 
5,854 
11,403 

578 
— 
578 
21 
25,790 

1,930 
5,417 

135 
1,148 
— 
4,229 
5,512 

262 
— 
262 
— 
13,121 

4,843 
16,292 

1,353 
5,479 
— 
10,083 
16,915 

840 
— 
840 
21 
38,911 

$

$

$

$

$

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

212 
2,198 

135 
347 
— 
698 
1,180 

73 
— 
73 
— 
3,663 

212 
2,198 

135 
347 
— 
698 
1,180 

73 
— 
73 
— 
3,663 

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table presents the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for loans individually evaluated for impairment, excluding purchased credit impaired loans, by class of
receivable, during the stated periods, which were prior to the adoption of ASC 326:

(in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

With an allowance recorded:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

Total:

Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate:

Construction & development
Farmland
Multifamily
Commercial real estate-other

Total commercial real estate

Residential real estate:

One- to four- family first liens
One- to four- family junior liens
Total residential real estate

Consumer

Total

For the Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

Average Recorded
Investment

Interest Income
Recognized

Average Recorded
Investment

Interest Income
Recognized

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,388 
5,323 

244 
2,243 
— 
2,161 
4,648 

323 
— 
323 
17 
12,699 

1,500 
2,186 

26 
684 
— 
1,558 
2,268 

265 
— 
265 
— 
6,219 

3,888 
7,509 

270 
2,927 
— 
3,719 
6,916 

588 
— 
588 
17 
18,918 

$

$

$

$

$

43 
— 

37 
— 
— 
224 
261 

2 
— 
2 
— 
306 

34 
136 

7 
5 
— 
100 
112 

9 
— 
9 
— 
291 

77 
136 

44 
5 
— 
324 
373 

11 
— 
11 
— 
597 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,608 
2,607 

84 
66 
— 
1,328 
1,478 

404 
287 
691 
5 
6,389 

1,876 
4,991 

— 
1,692 
— 
2,146 
3,838 

861 
— 
861 
— 
11,566 

3,484 
7,598 

84 
1,758 
— 
3,474 
5,316 

1,265 
287 
1,552 
5 
17,955 

$

$

$

$

$

53 
94 

— 
— 
— 
41 
41 

— 
— 
— 
1 
189 

56 
59 

— 
— 
— 
190 
190 

32 
— 
32 
— 
337 

109 
153 

— 
— 
— 
231 
231 

32 
— 
32 
1 
526 

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Purchased Credit Impaired Loans (Pre-ASC 326 Adoption)
The following table summarizes the outstanding balance and carrying amount of our PCI loans that were identified prior to the adoption of ASC 326:

(in thousands)
Agricultural
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate
Residential real estate
Consumer

Outstanding balance
Carrying amount

Allowance for loan losses

Carrying amount, net of allowance for loan losses

Note 5. Derivatives, Hedging Activities and Balance Sheet Offsetting

December 31, 2019

904 
147 
17,803 
4,136 
57 
23,047 
22,551 
1,250 
21,301 

$

$

The following table presents the total notional amounts and gross fair values of the Company’s derivatives as of the dates indicated. The derivative asset and liability balances are presented on a gross
basis, prior to the application of master netting agreements, as included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instrument assets and liabilities are summarized as follows:

(in thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Fair value hedges:

Interest rate swaps

           Total

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps
RPAs - protection sold
RPAs - protection purchased

           Total

As of December 31, 2020

Fair Value

As of December 31, 2019

Fair Value

Notional 
Amount

Derivative 
Assets

Derivative 
Liabilities

Notional 
Amount

Derivative 
Assets

Derivative 
Liabilities

$
$

$

$

25,559 
25,559 

347,380 
4,471 
9,825 
361,676 

$
$

$

$

34 
34 

10,758 
4 
— 
10,762 

$
$

$

$

2,452 
2,452 

10,807 
— 
8 
10,815 

$
$

$

$

16,734 
16,734 

113,632 
4,702 
10,009 
128,343 

$
$

$

$

— 
— 

1,824 
24 
— 
1,848 

$
$

$

$

1,113 
1,113 

1,999 
— 
130 
2,129 

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
The Company uses derivative instruments to hedge its exposure to economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk. Certain hedging relationships are formally designated and qualify for
hedge accounting under GAAP as fair value or cash flow hedges.

Fair Value Hedges - Derivatives are designated as fair value hedges to limit the Company's exposure to changes in the fair value of assets or liabilities due to movements in interest rates. The Company
entered into pay-fixed receive-floating interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in fair value in certain fixed-rate assets. The gain or loss on the derivative as well as the offsetting loss or
gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in interest income.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Cash Flow Hedges - Derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges in order to minimize the variability in cash flows of earning assets or forecasted transactions caused by movement in interest rates. In
February  2020,  the  Company entered  into  a  pay-fixed  receive-variable  interest  rate  swap  with  a  notional  amount  of  $30.0  million  to  hedge  against  adverse  fluctuations  in  interest  rates  by  reducing
exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on the Company's variable rate debt. The interest rate swap was designated as a cash flow hedge. The gain or loss on the derivative was
recorded  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  and  subsequently  reclassified  into  interest  expense  in  the  same  period(s)  during  which  the  hedged  transaction  affects  earnings.  The  Company
terminated its cash flow hedge in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The table below presents the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on AOCI for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(in thousands)
Interest rate swaps

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative

Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income

Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

(1,002)

$

— 

Interest Expense and Other Noninterest Expense

$

(1,002)

$

— 

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31,
2020, 2019, and 2018:

(in thousands)
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the consolidated statements of income in which the effects of

Location and Amount of Gain or Loss Recognized in Income on Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

For the Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

Interest Income

Other Income

Interest Income

Other Income

Interest Income

Other Income

fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded

$

(335)

$

— 

$

1 

$

— 

$

(2)

$

— 

The effects of fair value and cash flow hedging:

Gain (Loss) on fair value hedging relationships in subtopic 815-20:

Interest contracts:
Hedged items
Derivative designated as hedging instruments

Income statement effect of cash flow hedging relationships in subtopic 815-20:

Interest contracts:

Amount reclassified from AOCI into income
Amount of loss reclassified from AOCI into income upon de-designation of cash flow hedge

1,308 
(1,339)

(226)
— 

— 
— 

— 
(776)

891 
(890)

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

221 
(223)

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

As of December 31, 2020, the following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustment for fair value hedges:

Line Item in the Balance
Sheet in Which the
Hedged Item is Included

(in thousands)
Loans

Carrying Amount of the
Hedged Assets

Cumulative Amount of Fair Value
Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Asset

$

27,991 

$

2,418 

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest Rate Swaps -The  Company  has  also  entered  into  interest  rate  swap  contracts.  The  derivative  contracts  related  to  transactions  in  which  the  Company  enters  into  an  interest  rate  swap  with  a
customer, while simultaneously entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with an institutional counterparty.

Credit Risk Participation Agreements -The Company enters into RPAs to manage the credit exposure on interest rate contracts associated with a syndicated loan. The Company may enter into protection
purchased RPAs with institutional counterparties to decrease or increase its exposure to a borrower. Under the RPA, the Company will receive or make payment if a borrower defaults on the related
interest rate contract. The Company manages its credit risk on RPAs by monitoring the creditworthiness of the borrowers and institutional counterparties, which is based on the normal credit review
process. The notional amount of the RPAs reflects the Company’s pro-rata share of the derivative instrument.

The following table presents the net gains (losses) recognized on the consolidated statements of income related to the derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for the years ended December 31,
2020, 2019, and 2018:

(in thousands)
Interest rate swaps
RPAs

                Total

Location in the Consolidated Statements of
Income

2020

For the Years Ended December 31,
2019

2018

Other income
Other income

$

$

126 
102 
228 

$

$

(138)
(117)
(255)

$

$

(38)
115 
77 

Offsetting of Derivatives
The Company has entered into agreements with certain counterparty financial institutions, which include master netting agreements. However, the Company has elected to account for all derivatives
with  counterparty  institutions  on  a  gross  basis.  The  Company  manages  the  risk  of  default  by  its  borrower  counterparties  through  its  normal  loan  underwriting  and  credit  monitoring  policies  and
procedures.

The  table  below  presents  gross  derivatives  and  the  respective  collateral  received  or  pledged  in  the  form  of  other  financial  instruments  as  of  December  31,  2020  and  December  31,  2019,  which  are
generally marketable securities and/or cash. The collateral amounts in the table below are limited to the outstanding balances of the related asset or liability (after netting is applied); thus instances of
over-collateralization are not shown. Further, the net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the
location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheets.

(in thousands)
As of December 31, 2020
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives

As of December 31, 2019
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives

Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
(Liabilities)

Gross Amounts Offset in
the Balance Sheet

Net Amounts of Assets
(Liabilities) presented in
the Balance Sheet

Financial Instruments

Cash Collateral Received
(Paid)

Net Assets (Liabilities)

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet

$

$

10,796 
(13,267)

1,848 
(3,242)

$

$

$

$

— 
— 

— 
— 

10,796 
(13,267)

1,848 
(3,242)

$

$

— 

$

$

— 
— 

— 
(13,267)

— 
(3,242)

$

$

10,796 
— 

1,848 
— 

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
The Company has an unsecured federal funds line with its institutional derivative counterparty. The Company has an agreement with its institutional derivative counterparty that contains a provision
under which if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared
in  default  on  its  derivative  obligations.  The  Company  also  has  an  agreement  with  its  derivative  counterparty  that  contains  a  provision  under  which  the  Company  could  be  declared  in  default  on  its
derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on the indebtedness.

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was
$13.4 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its derivative counterparties, and has posted $13.3 million of collateral related to these
agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at December 31, 2020, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $13.4
million.

Note 6. Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Land
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Furniture and equipment
Construction in process

Premises and equipment

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

Premises and equipment, net

As of December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

14,144 
88,783 
21,969 
82 
124,978 
38,577 
86,401 

$

$

Premises and equipment depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $5.1 million, $4.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

Note 7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the periods indicated:

(in thousands)
Goodwill, beginning of period
Goodwill from acquisition of ATBancorp
Fair value adjustment
Goodwill impairment

(1)

(2)

Total goodwill, end of period

For the Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

91,918 
— 
2,059 
(31,500)
62,477 

$

$

14,530 
89,605 
20,769 
359 
125,263 
34,540 
90,723 

64,654 
27,264 
— 
— 
91,918 

(1) 

(2) 

Goodwill adjustments consisted of the ATBancorp acquisition purchase accounting adjustments, which were finalized in the first quarter of 2020.
Goodwill impairment relates to the impairment charge that was recorded in the third quarter of 2020. Refer to Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.

The following table presents the gross carrying amount, accumulated amortization, and net carrying amount of other intangible assets at the dates indicated:

(in thousands)
Core deposit intangible
Customer relationship intangible
Other

Indefinite-lived trade name intangible

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2019

Gross Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net Carrying
Amount

Gross Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net Carrying
Amount

$

$

$

41,745 
5,265 
2,700 
49,710 

$

$

7,040 

(26,440)
(2,630)
(2,438)
(31,508)

$

$

15,305 
2,635 
262 
18,202 

$

$

$

41,745 
5,265 
2,700 
49,710 

$

$

7,040 

(21,032)
(1,195)
(2,305)
(24,532)

$

$

20,713 
4,070 
395 
25,178 

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table provides the estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets:

5,358 
4,363 
3,402 
2,443 
1,547 
1,089 
18,202 

81,625 
18,525 
15,381 
7,026 
4,499 
2,318 
3,530 
1,848 
13,208 
147,960 

(in thousands)
Year ending December 31,
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter

Total

Note 8. Other Assets

Core Deposit
Intangible

Customer
Relationship
Intangible

Other

Total

$

$

4,190 
3,487 
2,833 
2,180 
1,526 
1,089 
15,305 

$

$

1,062 
797 
518 
239 
19 
— 
2,635 

$

$

106 
79 
51 
24 
2 
— 
262 

$

$

The components of the Company’s other assets as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Bank-owned life insurance
Interest receivable
FHLB stock
Mortgage servicing rights
Operating leases right-of-use asset
Federal & state taxes, current
Federal & state taxes, deferred
Derivative assets
Other receivables/assets

Note 9. Loans Serviced for Others

As of December 31,

2020

2019

83,483 
21,706 
13,784 
5,137 
3,613 
— 
3,845 
10,796 
11,129 
153,493 

$

$

Loans  serviced  for  others  are  not  included  in  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets.  The  unpaid  principal  balances  of  mortgage  and  other  loans  serviced  for  others  were  $1.1  billion  at
December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Servicing loans for others generally consists of collecting mortgage payments, maintaining escrow accounts, disbursing payments to investors and collection
and foreclosure processing. Loan servicing income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes servicing fees from investors and certain charges collected from borrowers, such as late payment fees,
and is net of fair value adjustments to capitalized mortgage servicing rights.

Note 10. Deposits

The composition of the Company’s deposits as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing deposits
Interest checking deposits
Money market deposits
Savings deposits
Time deposits under $250,000
Time deposits of $250,000 or more

Total deposits

As of December 31,

2020

2019

910,655 
1,351,641 
918,654 
529,751 
581,471 
254,877 
4,547,049 

$

$

662,209 
962,830 
763,028 
387,142 
682,232 
271,214 
3,728,655 

$

$

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At December 31, 2020, the scheduled maturities of certificates of deposits were as follows:

(in thousands)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter

Total

$

$

651,374 
113,469 
47,142 
13,183 
10,109 
1,071 
836,348 

The Company had $7.8 million and $6.6 million in brokered time deposits through the CDARS program as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Included in interest-bearing
checking and money market deposits at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were $14.8 million and $10.1 million, respectively, of brokered deposits in the Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) program.
The CDARS and ICS programs coordinate, on a reciprocal basis, a network of banks to spread deposits exceeding the FDIC insurance coverage limits out to numerous institutions in order to provide
insurance coverage for all participating deposits.

As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had public entity deposits that were collateralized by investment securities of $156.7 million and $96.6 million, respectively.

Note 11. Short-Term Borrowings

The following table summarizes our short-term borrowings as of the dates indicated:

(dollars in thousands)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Federal Home Loan Bank advances

Total

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Weighted Average Rate

Balance

Weighted Average Rate

Balance

0.28 %
0.29 

0.28 %

$

$

174,289 
56,500 
230,789 

1.06 %
1.73 

1.17 %

$

$

117,249 
22,100 
139,349 

Securities  Sold Under  an  Agreement  to  Repurchase: Securities  sold  under  agreements  to  repurchase  are  agreements  in  which  the  Company  acquires  funds  by  selling  assets  to  another  party  under  a
simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same assets at a specified price and date. The Company enters into repurchase agreements and also offers a demand deposit account product to customers that
sweeps their balances in excess of an agreed upon target amount into overnight repurchase agreements. All securities sold under agreements to repurchase are recorded on the face of the balance sheet.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances: The Bank has a secured line of credit with the FHLBDM. Advances from the FHLBDM are collateralized primarily by one- to four-family residential, commercial
and agricultural real estate first mortgages equal to various percentages of the total outstanding notes. See Note 4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Credit Losses of the notes to the consolidated
financial statements.

Unsecured  Line  of  Credit: The  Bank  has  unsecured  federal  funds  lines  totaling  $145.0  million  from  multiple  correspondent  banking  relationships.  There  were  no  borrowings  from  such  lines  at
December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Other: At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had no Federal Reserve Discount Window borrowings, while the financing capacity at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
was  $67.7  million,  and  $12.7  million,  respectively.  As  of  December  31,  2020  and  December  31,  2019,  the  Bank  had  municipal  securities  with  a  market  value  of  $72.0  million  and  $13.0  million,
respectively, pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to secure potential borrowings.

On April 30, 2015, the Company entered  into a credit  agreement  with a correspondent  bank under which the Company could borrow up to $5.0 million  from  an unsecured  revolving credit  facility.
Interest was payable at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 2.00%. The credit agreement was amended on April 29, 2019 such that, commencing April 30, 2019, the revolving commitment amount was
increased to $10.0 million with interest payable at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 1.75%. This credit agreement was amended again on April 24, 2020 to extend the maturity date to November 30,
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amendment to the credit agreement occurred that increased the revolving commitment to $25.0 million. Fees are paid on the average daily unused revolving commitment in the amount of 0.25% per
annum during the period from and after April 30, 2015 to and including December 10, 2020, and 0.30% per annum thereafter through maturity on September 30, 2021. The Company had no balance
outstanding under this revolving credit facility as of both December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Note 12. Long-Term Debt

Junior Subordinated Notes Issued to Capital Trusts
The table below summarizes the terms of each issuance of junior subordinated notes outstanding as of the dates indicated:

December 31, 2020

ATBancorp Statutory Trust I
ATBancorp Statutory Trust II
Barron Investment Capital Trust I
Central Bancshares Capital Trust II
MidWestOne Statutory Trust II

Total

December 31, 2019
ATBancorp Statutory Trust I
ATBancorp Statutory Trust II
Barron Investment Capital Trust I
Central Bancshares Capital Trust II
MidWestOne Statutory Trust II

Total

Face Value

Book Value

Interest Rate

Interest Rate

Maturity Date

Callable Date

(in thousands)

7,732 
12,372 
2,062 
7,217 
15,464 
44,847 

7,732 
12,372 
2,062 
7,217 
15,464 
44,847 

$

$

$

$

6,850 
10,850 
1,767 
6,832 
15,464 
41,763 

6,814 
10,794 
1,732 
6,783 
15,464 
41,587 

$

$

$

$

Three-month LIBOR + 1.68%
Three-month LIBOR + 1.65%
Three-month LIBOR + 2.15%
Three-month LIBOR + 3.50%
Three-month LIBOR + 1.59%

Three-month LIBOR + 1.68%
Three-month LIBOR + 1.65%
Three-month LIBOR + 2.15%
Three-month LIBOR + 3.50%
Three-month LIBOR + 1.59%

1.90 %
1.87 %
2.39 %
3.72 %
1.81 %

3.57 %
3.54 %
4.08 %
5.39 %
3.48 %

06/15/2036
09/15/2037
09/23/2036
03/15/2038
12/15/2037

06/15/2036
09/15/2037
09/23/2036
03/15/2038
12/15/2037

06/15/2011
06/15/2012
09/23/2011
03/15/2013
12/15/2012

06/15/2011
06/15/2012
09/23/2011
03/15/2013
12/15/2012

The trust preferred  securities are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in part, upon repayment of the junior subordinated notes at the stated maturity date or upon redemption of the junior
subordinated  notes.  Each  trust’s  ability  to  pay  amounts  due  on  the  trust  preferred  securities  is  solely  dependent  upon  the  Company  making  payment  on  the  related  junior  subordinated  notes.  The
Company’s obligation under the junior subordinated notes and other relevant trust agreements, in aggregate, constitutes a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of each trust’s obligations
under  the  trust  preferred  securities  issued  by  each  trust.  The  Company  has  the  right  to  defer  payment  of  interest  on  the  junior  subordinated  notes  and,  therefore,  distributions  on  the  trust  preferred
securities, for up to five years, but not beyond the stated maturity date in the table above. During any such deferral period the Company may not pay cash dividends on its stock and generally may not
repurchase its stock.

Subordinated Debentures
On May 1, 2019, with the acquisition of ATBancorp, the Company assumed $10.9 million of subordinated debentures (the “ATB Debentures”). The ATB Debentures have a stated maturity of May 31,
2023, and bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 6.50%, with interest payable semi-annually on March 15th and September 15th. The Company has the option to redeem the debentures, in whole or part,
at any time on or after May 31, 2021. On July 28, 2020, the Company completed the private placement offering of $65.0 million of its subordinated notes, of which $63.75 million have been exchanged
for subordinated notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The 5.75% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes are due July 30, 2030.

The ATB Debentures and subordinated notes constitute Tier 2 capital under the rules and regulations of the Federal Reserve applicable to the capital status of the subordinated debt of bank holding
companies. The ATB Debentures and subordinated notes are phased out of Tier 2 treatment by 20% of the amount of the debentures or subordinated notes in each of the five years beginning on the fifth
anniversary preceding the maturity date of each debenture. At December 31, 2020, we were permitted to treat 40% of the ATB debentures as Tier 2 capital.

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Other Long-Term Debt
Long-term borrowings were as follows as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

(in thousands)
Finance lease payable
FHLB borrowings
Notes payable to unaffiliated bank

Total

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Weighted Average Rate

Balance

Weighted Average Rate

Balance

8.89 %
1.92 
— 

2.00 %

$

$

1,096 
91,198 
— 
92,294 

8.89 %
2.25 
3.44 

2.51 %

$

$

1,224 
145,700 
32,250 
179,174 

The Company utilizes FHLB borrowings as a funding source to supplement customer deposits and to assist in managing interest rate risk. As a member of the FHLBDM, the Bank may borrow funds
from the FHLB in amounts up to 45% of the Bank’s total assets, provided the Bank is able to pledge an adequate amount of qualified assets to secure the borrowings. Advances from the FHLB are
collateralized  primarily  by  one-  to  four-family  residential,  commercial  and  agricultural  real  estate  first  mortgages  equal  to  various  percentages  of  the  total  outstanding  notes.  See  Note  4.  Loans
Receivable and the Allowance for Credit Losses of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. At December 31, 2020, FHLB long-term borrowings included advances from the FHLBC, which
were collateralized by investment securities. See Note 3. Debt Securities of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

As of December 31, 2020, FHLB borrowings were as follows:

(in thousands)
Due in 2021
Due in 2022
Due in 2023
Due in 2024
Due in 2025
Thereafter
Total

Valuation adjustment from acquisition accounting

Total

Weighted Average Rate

Amount

0.98  % $
2.68  %
2.79  %
3.15  %
—  %
—  %

$

43,000 
31,000 
11,000 
6,000 
— 
— 
91,000 
198 
91,198 

On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a $35.0 million unsecured note payable with a correspondent bank with a maturity date of June 30, 2020. The Company drew $25.0 million on the note
prior to June 30, 2015, at which time the ability to obtain additional advances ceased. The note was paid-off on June 30, 2020.

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a $35.0 million unsecured note payable with a correspondent bank with a maturity date of April 30, 2024. Quarterly principal and interest payments began
June 30, 2019. The note was paid-off on November 3, 2020.

Note 13. Income Taxes

Income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

(in thousands)
Current:

Federal tax expense
State tax expense

Deferred:

Deferred income tax expense

Total income tax provision

2020

December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

7,376 
4,548 

(5,225)
6,699 

$

$

1,217 
2,353 

3,003 
6,573 

$

$

5,293 
3,004 

(680)
7,617 

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Income tax expense (benefit) based on statutory rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 varied from the amount computed by applying the maximum effective federal income tax rate
of 21%, to the income before income taxes, because of the following items:

(dollars in thousands)
Income tax based on statutory rate
Tax-exempt interest
Bank-owned life insurance
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
Goodwill impairment
Non-deductible acquisition expenses
General business credits
Other

Total income tax expense

2020

Year ended December 31,
2019

Amount

% of Pretax Income

Amount

% of Pretax Income

Amount

$

$

2,798 
(3,053)
(467)
2,355 
6,615 
— 
(1,751)
202 
6,699 

21.0 % $
(22.9)
(3.5)
17.6 
49.6 
— 
(13.1)
1.5 

50.2 % $

10,543 
(2,392)
(394)
2,688 
— 
177 
(4,090)
41 
6,573 

21.0 % $
(4.8)
(0.8)
5.3 
— 
0.4 
(8.1)
0.1 

13.1 % $

7,973 
(1,876)
(337)
2,040 
— 
122 
(343)
38 
7,617 

2018

% of Pretax Income
21.0 %
(4.9)
(0.9)
5.4 
— 
0.3 
(0.9)
0.1 
20.1 %

Net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following components:

(in thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:

Allowance for credit losses
Deferred compensation
Net operating losses (state net operating loss carryforwards)
Accrued compensation
   ROU liabilities
Tax credit carryforward
Other

Gross deferred tax assets

Deferred income tax liabilities:

Premises and equipment depreciation and amortization
Purchase accounting adjustments
Mortgage servicing rights
Unrealized gains on investment securities
   ROU assets
Other

Gross deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred income tax asset
Valuation allowance

Net deferred tax asset

December 31,

2020

2019

15,529 
3,698 
5,134 
983 
1,194 
— 
2,656 
29,194 

4,573 
3,613 
1,339 
8,685 
1,144 
862 
20,216 
8,978 
5,134 
3,844 

$

$

7,577 
4,100 
4,477 
1,496 
1,388 
611 
1,541 
21,190 

4,759 
3,171 
1,831 
1,544 
1,388 
490 
13,183 
8,007 
4,477 
3,530 

$

$

The Company has recorded a deferred tax asset for the future tax benefits of Iowa net operating loss carryforwards. The Iowa net operating loss carryforwards amounting to approximately $58.9 million
will  expire  in  various  amounts  from  2021  to  2041.  As  of  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  the  Company  believed  it  was  more  likely  than  not  that  all  temporary  differences  associated  with  the  Iowa
corporate  tax  return  would  not  be  fully  realized.  Accordingly,  the  Company  has  recorded  a  valuation  allowance  to  reduce  the  net  operating  loss  carryforward.  A  valuation  allowance  related  to  the
remaining deferred tax assets has not been provided because management believes it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the
deferred tax assets.

The Company had no material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

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The Company has a salary reduction  profit-sharing  401(k) plan covering all employees  fulfilling  minimum  age and service  requirements.  Employee contributions  to the plan are optional. Employer
contributions  are  discretionary  and  may  be  made  to  the  plan  in  an  amount  equal  to  a  percentage  of  each  participating  employee’s  salary.  The  Company  matches  100%  of  the  first  3%  of  employee
contributions, and 50% of the next 2% of employee contributions, up to a maximum amount of 4% of an employee’s compensation. Company matching contributions for the years ended December 31,
2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Company contributions

2020

2019

2018

$

1,855 

$

1,617 

$

1,361 

The Company has an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) covering all employees fulfilling minimum age and service requirements. Employer contributions are discretionary and may be made to
the plan in an amount equal to a percentage of each participating employee’s salary. The ESOP contribution expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Company contributions

2020

2019

2018

$

1,217 

$

1,514 

$

690 

The Company provides Health Savings Account contributions to its employees enrolled in high deductible plans. Company contributions for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as
follows:

(in thousands)
Company contributions

2020

2019

2018

$

325 

$

315 

$

215 

The  Company  has  several  nonqualified  plans  for  which  liabilities  are  recorded  on  its  books  under  a  broad  label  of  deferred  compensation  liabilities.  These  plans  include  supplemental  executive
retirement plans, salary continuation plans, deferred compensation plans, and an insurance plan that provides one times final salary as a post-retirement death benefit. These plans are outlined in the
paragraphs and tables that follow.

The  Company  has  entered  into  nonqualified  supplemental  executive  retirement  plans  (SERPs)  with  certain  executive  officers.  The  SERPs allow  certain  executives  to  accumulate  retirement  benefits
beyond those provided by the qualified plans. Changes in the liability related to the SERPs, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning

Company contributions and interest
Cash payments made

Balance, ending

2020

2019

2018

$

$

1,632 
104 
(341)
1,395 

$

$

1,867 
117 
(352)
1,632 

$

$

2,061 
156 
(350)
1,867 

The Company has salary continuation plans for several officers and directors. These plans provide payments of various amounts upon retirement or death. There are no employee compensation deferrals
to  these  plans.  The Company  accrues  the expense  for these  benefits  by charges  to operating  expense  during the  period  the  respective  officer  or  director  attains  full  eligibility.  Changes  in the  salary
continuation agreements, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning

Plans acquired in ATBancorp merger
Company paid interest
Cash payments made

Balance, ending

2020

2019

2018

$

$

5,452 
— 
246 
(927)
4,771 

$

$

1,104 
11,058 
145 
(6,855)
5,452 

$

$

1,251 
— 
75 
(222)
1,104 

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The Company has entered into deferred compensation agreements with certain executive officers. Under the provisions of the agreements, the officers may defer compensation. Interest on the deferred
amounts  is  earned  at  The  Wall  Street  Journal’s  prime  rate  plus  one  percent.  The  Company  also  maintains  deferred  compensation  agreements  with  certain  other  officers  and  directors,  under  which
deferrals are no longer permitted, and the interest rate is fixed at 4%. In 2019 the Company also acquired deferred compensations plans as a result of the merger with ATBancorp. Under the provisions of
the agreements, interest on the deferred amounts is earned at an annual interest rate equal to either the Bank’s return on equity or the Company’s return on equity and deferrals are no longer permitted.
Upon retirement, the officers and directors will generally receive the deferral balance in equal monthly installments over periods no longer that 180 months.

Changes in the deferred compensation agreements, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning

Plans acquired in ATBancorp merger
Employee deferrals
Company paid interest
Cash payments made

Balance, ending

2020

2019

2018

$

$

7,021 
— 
200 
560 
(1,622)
6,159 

$

$

855 
5,958 
157 
395 
(344)
7,021 

$

$

715 
— 
179 
35 
(74)
855 

The Company has an insurance benefit plan for several officers for which it is required under accounting standards to maintain an accrued liability balance for the commitment to provide an insurance
benefit of one times last annual salary after retirement. Changes in the accrued balance, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning

Company deferral expense

Balance, ending

2020

2019

2018

$

$

1,670 
235 
1,905 

$

$

1,442 
228 
1,670 

$

$

1,172 
270 
1,442 

To provide the retirement benefits for the aforementioned various deferred compensation plans, the Company carries life insurance policies which had cash values totaling $79.0 million, $74.9 million
and $55.1 million at December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Note 15. Stock Compensation Plans

On  April  20,  2017,  the  Company’s  shareholders  approved  the  MidWestOne Financial  Group,  Inc.  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (the  “2017  Plan”).  The  2017  Plan  is  the  successor  to  the  2008  Equity
Incentive Plan, which expired on November 20, 2017. Under the terms of the 2017 Plan, the Company may grant a total of 500,000 total shares of the Company’s common stock as stock options, stock
appreciation rights or stock awards (including restricted stock and restricted stock units) and may also grant cash incentive awards to eligible individuals. As of December 31, 2020, 328,825 shares of the
Company’s common stock remained available for future awards under the 2017 Plan.

During 2020, the Company recognized $1.4 million of stock based compensation expense related to restricted stock unit grants. In comparison, during 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $1.2
million and $1.0 million, respectively, related to restricted stock unit grants.

Incentive Stock Options:
The Company is required to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to
vest is recognized as compensation expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service periods using a straight-line method. The Company assumes no projected
forfeitures on its stock-based compensation, since actual historical forfeiture rates on its stock-based incentive awards have been negligible.

Historically stock options were granted with a maximum term of ten years, an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of stock on the date of grant and vesting at a rate of 25% per year
over four years, with the first vesting date being the

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one-year anniversary of the grant date. No stock option awards were granted in 2020, 2019, or 2018. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no stock options outstanding. In 2018,
plan participants realized an intrinsic value of $179,000 from the exercise of stock options. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, there were no remaining compensation costs related to
non-vested stock options that have not yet been recognized.

Restricted Stock Units:
Under the 2017 Plan, the Company may grant restricted stock unit awards that vest upon the completion of future service requirements or specified performance criteria. Prior to 2020, the Company’s
restricted stock unit awards were comprised solely of TRSUs. Beginning with 2020 awards granted, the Company’s restricted stock unit awards include a combination of TRSUs and PRSUs. Generally,
all restricted stock units vest upon death, disability, or in connection with a change in control.

For TRSUs granted prior to 2020, the restricted stock units vest 25% per year over four years. Beginning with the TRSUs granted in 2020, each restricted stock unit award now vests 1/3rd per year over
3 years, with the first vesting date being the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Awards granted to directors vest 100% one year from the grant date.

The PRSUs cliff vest 3 years from the grant date based on certain performance conditions. The three-year performance measurement period commences at the beginning of the defined period. Upon
retirement, PRSU awards remain eligible to vest at the conclusion of the performance period. Each performance metric is weighted equally, and any payouts for performance between threshold and
target, and between target and maximum performance, are linearly interpolated.

In addition, beginning with the 2020 awards granted, both TRSUs and PRSUs receive forfeitable dividend equivalents. To the extent there is a financial restatement, any performance-based or incentive-
based compensation that has been paid is subject to clawback.

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for TRSUs over the vesting period, using the straight-line method, based upon the number of awards ultimately expected to vest. The fair
value of the TRSUs is equal to the market price of the common stock at the grant date. Stock-based compensation expense for PRSUs is based upon the fair value of the underlying stock on the grant
date,  and is amortized  over the vesting  period  using the straight-line  method  unless it  is determined  that: (1) attainment  of the financial  metrics  is less than probable,  in which case  a portion of the
amortization is suspended, or (2) attainment of the financial metrics is improbable, in which case a portion of the previously recognized amortization is reversed and also suspended.

The following is a summary of non-vested restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2020:

Non-vested at December 31, 2019

Granted
Vested
Forfeited
     Reinvested

Non-vested at December 31, 2020

Shares

Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value

89,790 
72,165 
(39,005)
(1,396)
2,716 
124,270 

$

$

30.63 
27.41 
30.37 
31.12 
28.59 

28.80 

The fair value of restricted stock unit awards that vested during 2020 was $1.1 million, compared to $1.0 million and $0.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As
of December 31, 2020, the total compensation costs related to non-vested restricted stock units that have not yet been recognized totaled $1.9 million, and the weighted average period over which these
costs are expected to be recognized is approximately 1.9 years.

Note 16. Earnings per Share

Basic per-share amounts are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted per-share amounts assume issuance of all common stock issuable
upon conversion or exercise of other securities, unless the effect is to reduce the loss or increase the income per common share from continuing operations.

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The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated:

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 

Basic Earnings Per Share:

Net income
Weighted average shares outstanding

Basic earnings per common share

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

Net income
Weighted average shares outstanding, included all dilutive potential shares

Diluted earnings per common share

Note 17. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Subsidiary Cash

2020

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

$

$

6,623 
16,102,226 
0.41 

6,623 
16,110,296 
0.41 

$

$

$

$

43,630 
14,869,952 
2.93 

43,630 
14,884,933 
2.93 

$

$

$

$

30,351 
12,219,725 
2.48 

30,351 
12,237,153 
2.48 

The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements
can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated and the Bank’s financial
statements. The capital amounts and classification also are subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

Effective March 31, 2020, we elected the 5-year phase-in option allowed under the interim final rule (IFR) recently issued by the federal banking regulatory agencies that delays the estimated impact on
regulatory capital stemming from the implementation of CECL. The IFR allows the add back of 100% of the capital effect from the day one CECL transition adjustment and 25% of the capital effect
from subsequent increases in the allowance for credit losses through the two year period ending December 31, 2021. This cumulative amount will then be reduced from capital over the subsequent three-
year period.

As previously announced, on July 28, 2020, the Company completed a private placement of $65.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes. The
subordinated notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes, and the Company is using the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes and to support its organic
growth plans, including maintaining its regulatory capital ratios.

As of December 31, 2020, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action then in effect. There are no
conditions or events since this date that management believes have changed the Bank’s category. In order to be a “well-capitalized” depository institution, a bank must maintain a Common Equity Tier 1
capital ratio of 6.5% or more; a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8% or more; a total capital ratio of 10% or more; and a leverage ratio of 5% or more. A capital conservation buffer, comprised of Common Equity
Tier 1 capital, is also established above the regulatory minimum capital requirements. This capital conservation buffer was fully phased in at 2.5% on January 1, 2019.

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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A comparison of the Company’s and the Bank’s capital with the corresponding minimum regulatory requirements in effect as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, is presented below:

(dollars in thousands)
At December 31, 2020:

Consolidated:

Total capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets

MidWestOne Bank:

Total capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets

At December 31, 2019:

Consolidated:

Total capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets

MidWestOne Bank:

Total capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets

(1) Includes the capital conservation buffer of 2.50%.

Actual

For Capital Adequacy Purposes With Capital
Conservation Buffer(1)

To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

(1)

Amount

Ratio

$

$

$

$

572,437 
456,526 
414,763 
456,526 

547,558 
500,981 
500,981 
500,981 

463,601 
428,021 
386,434 
428,021 

482,106 
453,027 
453,027 
453,027 

$

$

$

$

13.41 %
10.70 
9.72 
8.50 

12.89 %
11.79 
11.79 
9.35 

11.34 %
10.47 
9.46 
9.48 

11.83 %
11.12 
11.12 
10.06 

448,068 
362,722 
298,712 
214,795 

446,113 
361,139 
297,409 
214,251 

429,077 
347,348 
286,051 
180,529 

427,877 
346,377 
285,251 
180,209 

10.50 %
8.50 
7.00 
4.00 

10.50 %
8.50 
7.00 
4.00 

10.50 %
8.50 
7.00 
4.00 

10.50 %
8.50 
7.00 
4.00 

$

$

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

424,870 
339,896 
276,165 
271,992 

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

407,502 
326,002 
264,876 
231,166 

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

10.00 %
8.00 
6.50 
5.00 

10.00 %
8.00 
6.50 
5.00 

The ability of the Company to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon dividends paid by the Bank to the Company. The Bank is subject to certain statutory and regulatory restrictions on the
amount of dividends it may pay. In addition, as previously disclosed, subsequent to December 31, 2008, the Bank’s board of directors adopted a capital policy requiring it to maintain a ratio of Tier 1
capital  to  total  assets  of  at  least  8%  and  a  ratio  of  total  capital  to  risk-based  capital  of  at  least  10%.  Failure  to  maintain  these  ratios  also  could  limit  the  ability  of  the  Bank  to  pay  dividends  to  the
Company.

As of December 31, 2019, the Bank was required to maintain reserve balances in cash on hand or on deposit with Federal Reserve Banks, of which these reserve amounts totaled $24.1 million. There
was no such requirement to maintain such reserve balances as of December 31, 2020, and therefore the total amount held in reserve was zero dollars.

Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies

Credit-related financial instruments: The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial
instruments include commitments to extend credit, commitments to sell loans, and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount
recognized in the balance sheets.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. The following table summarizes the Bank’s commitments as of
the dates indicated:

(in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit
Commitments to sell loans
Standby letters of credit

Total

December 31,

2020

2019

897,274 
59,956 
34,212 
991,442 

$

$

859,212 
5,400 
36,192 
900,804 

$

$

The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those
instruments. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Since many of the commitments are expected
to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.
The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the party. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts
receivable, crops, livestock, inventory, property and equipment, residential real estate and income-producing commercial properties.

Commitments to sell loans are agreements to sell loans held for sale to third parties at an agreed upon price.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing
arrangements and, generally, have terms of one year or less. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Bank
holds  collateral,  which  may  include  accounts  receivable,  inventory,  property,  equipment  and  income-producing  properties,  that  support  those  commitments,  if  deemed  necessary.  In  the  event  the
customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Bank would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments
the Bank could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount shown in the summary above. If the commitment is funded, the Bank would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer.

Liability for Off-Balance Sheet Credit Losses: The Company records a liability for off-balance sheet credit losses through a charge to credit loss expense (or a reversal of credit loss expense) on the
Company's consolidated statements  of income and other liabilities  on the Company's consolidated  balance  sheets. At December  31, 2020, the liability  for off-balance-sheet  credit  losses totaled  $4.1
million, whereas the total amount recorded within credit loss expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $0.7 million. No liability was recorded in the prior year.

Litigation: In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries have been named, from time to time, as defendants in various legal actions.  Certain of the actual or threatened legal actions
may include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. Management, after consulting with legal counsel, is of the opinion that the
ultimate liability, if any, resulting from these pending or threatened actions and proceedings will not have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company.

Concentrations of credit risk: Substantially all of the Bank’s loans, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit have been granted to customers in the Bank’s market areas. Although the
loan portfolio of the Bank is diversified, approximately 60% of the loans are real estate loans and approximately 8% are agriculturally related. The concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth in
Note 4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Credit Losses. Commitments to extend credit are primarily related to commercial loans and home equity loans. Standby letters of credit were granted
primarily  to  commercial  borrowers.  Investments  in  securities  issued  by  state  and  political  subdivisions  involve  certain  governmental  entities  within  Iowa  and  Minnesota.  The  carrying  value  of
investment securities of Iowa and Minnesota political subdivisions totaled 22% and 15% of the total investment security portfolio, respectively, as of December 31, 2020.

Note 19. Related Party Transactions

Certain directors of the Company and certain principal officers are customers of, and have banking transactions with, the Bank in the ordinary course of business. Such indebtedness has been incurred on
substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons.

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following is an analysis of the changes in the loans to related parties during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning

Net increase due to change in related parties
Advances
Collections

Balance, ending

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$

$

27,635 
— 
7,768 
(10,232)
25,171 

$

$

12,655 
12,163 
4,057 
(1,240)
27,635 

None of these loans are past due, nonaccrual or restructured to provide a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of deterioration in the financial position of the borrower. Deposits from
these related parties totaled $8.8 million and $7.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Deposits from related parties are accepted subject to the same interest rates and
terms as those from non-related parties.

Note 20. Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants on the measurement date.  There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

•
•

•

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
Level 2 – Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are
observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The Company uses fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities on a recurring basis, primarily available for sale debt securities and derivatives. For assets measured at the lower of cost or fair
value, the fair value measurement criteria may or may not be met during a reporting period and such measurements are therefore considered "nonrecurring" for purposes of disclosing the Company's fair
value measurements. Fair value is used on a nonrecurring basis to adjust carrying values for collateral dependent individually analyzed loans and other real estate owned.

Recurring Basis

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:

Investment Securities - The fair value for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). The Company utilizes an independent pricing service to obtain the fair
value of debt securities. Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies and corporations, mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations are priced
utilizing industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including time value, yield curves, volatility factors, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severity, current market and contractual
prices for the underlying financial instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace, can be derived from observable
data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace (Level 2). Municipal securities are valued using a type of matrix, or grid, pricing in which securities are
benchmarked against the treasury rate based on credit rating (Level 2).

Derivatives - Interest rate swaps are valued by using cash flow valuation techniques with observable market data inputs (Level 2). The Company has entered into collateral agreements with its swap
dealers which entitle it to receive collateral to cover market values on derivatives which are in asset position, thus a credit risk adjustment on interest rate swaps is not warranted. RPAs are entered into
by the Company with institutional counterparties, under which the Company assumes its pro-rata share of the credit exposure associated with a borrower’s performance related to interest rate derivative
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RPAs  is  calculated  by  determining  the  total  expected  asset  or  liability  exposure  using  observable  inputs,  such  as  yield  curves  and  volatilities,  of  the  derivatives  to  the  borrowers  and  applying  the
borrowers’ credit spread to that exposure (Level 2).

Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) - MSRs are recorded at fair value based on assumptions through a third-party valuation service. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that are observable in
the  marketplace  and  that  market  participants  would use  in estimating  future  net servicing  income,  such  as  servicing  cost  per loan,  the  discount  rate,  the  escrow  float  rate,  an  inflation  rate,  ancillary
income, prepayment speeds and default rates and losses (Level 2).

The following table summarizes assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 by level within the fair value hierarchy:

(in thousands)
Assets:

Available for sale debt securities:

U.S. Government agencies and corporations
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Corporate debt securities

Derivative assets
Mortgage servicing rights

Liabilities:

Derivative liabilities

(in thousands)
Assets:

Available for sale debt securities:

U.S. Government agencies and corporations
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Corporate debt securities

Derivative assets
Mortgage servicing rights

Liabilities:

Derivative liabilities

$

$

$

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2020 Using

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

$

361   
628,346   
94,018   

565,836 
368,820   
10,796 
5,137 

$

—   
—   
—   
— 
—   
— 
— 

$

361   
628,346   
94,018   
565,836 
368,820   
10,796 
5,137 

13,267 

$

— 

$

13,267 

$

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2019 Using

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

$

441   
257,205   
43,530   

292,946 
191,855   
1,848 
7,026 

$

—   
—   
—   
— 
—   
— 
— 

$

441   
257,205   
43,530   
292,946 
191,855   
1,848 
7,026 

$

3,242 

$

— 

$

3,242 

$

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 

There were no transfers of assets between Level 3 and other levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

Changes in the fair value of available for sale debt securities are included in other comprehensive income.

Nonrecurring Basis

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:

Collateral Dependent Individually Analyzed Loans - Collateral dependent individually analyzed loans are valued based on the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell. These estimates are
based on the most recently available appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers with certain adjustment made based on the type of property, age of appraisal, current status of the property, and other
related factors to estimate the current value of the collateral (Level 3).

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Foreclosed Assets, Net - Foreclosed assets are measured at fair value less costs to sell. These estimates are based on the most recently available appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers with certain
adjustment made based on the type of property, age of appraisal, current status of the property, and other related factors to estimate the current value of the collateral (Level 3).

The following table presents assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of the dates indicated:

(in thousands)

Collateral dependent individually analyzed loans
Foreclosed assets, net

(in thousands)

Collateral dependent impaired loans
Foreclosed assets, net

$

$

Total

34,265 
2,316 

Total

6,749 
3,706   

$

$

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2020 Using

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

$

— 
— 

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2019 Using

Level 1

Level 2

$

— 
—   

$

$

— 
— 

— 
—   

34,265 
2,316 

6,749 
3,706 

Level 3

The following presents the valuation technique(s), unobservable inputs, and quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used for fair value measurements of the financial instruments held by
the Company and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of the date indicated:

(dollars in thousands)
Collateral dependent individually analyzed loans
Foreclosed assets, net

December 31, 2020
34,265 
$
2,316 
$

December 31, 2019
6,749
3,706

Valuation Techniques(s)

Unobservable Input

Fair value of collateral
Fair value of collateral

Valuation adjustments
Valuation adjustments

Range of Inputs
— %
8 %

78 %
66 %

Weighted Average

24  %
35  %

Fair Value at

Changes in assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on these estimated fair values.

Other Fair Value Methods

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Loans Held for Sale - Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, with fair value being based on binding contracts from third party investors (Level 2). The portfolio has historically
consisted primarily of residential real estate loans.

Loans Held for Investment, Net - The estimated fair value of loans, net, was performed using the income approach, with the market approach used for certain nonperforming loans, resulting in a Level 3
fair value classification.

FHLB stock - Investments in FHLB stock are recorded at cost and measured for impairment quarterly. Ownership of FHLB stock is restricted to member banks and the securities do not have a readily
determinable market value. Purchases and sales of these securities are at par value with the issuer. The fair value of investments in FHLB stock is equal to the carrying amount.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Debt securities available for sale
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment, net
Interest receivable
FHLB stock
Derivative assets
Financial liabilities:

Noninterest bearing deposits
Interest bearing deposits
Short-term borrowings
Finance leases payable
FHLB borrowings
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
Subordinated debentures
Derivative liabilities

(in thousands)
Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Debt securities available for sale
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment, net
Interest receivable
FHLB stock
Derivative assets
Financial liabilities:

Noninterest bearing deposits
Interest bearing deposits
Short-term borrowings
Finance leases payable
FHLB borrowings
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
Subordinated debentures
Other long-term debt
Derivative liabilities

Carrying 
Amount

Estimated 
Fair Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

December 31, 2020

$

$

$

82,659 
1,657,381 
59,956 
3,426,723 
21,706 
13,784 
10,796 

910,655 
3,636,394 
230,789 
1,096 
91,198 
41,763 
74,634 
13,267 

$

82,659 
1,657,381 
60,039 
3,469,515 
21,706 
13,784 
10,796 

910,655 
3,640,365 
230,789 
1,096 
93,380 
33,986 
77,228 
13,267 

$

82,659 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

910,655 
2,800,046 
230,789 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

December 31, 2019

$

— 
1,657,381 
60,039 
— 
21,706 
13,784 
10,796 

— 
840,319 
— 
1,096 
93,380 
33,986 
77,228 
13,267 

— 
— 
— 
3,469,515 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

Carrying 
Amount

Estimated 
Fair Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

$

73,484 
785,977 
5,400 
3,422,187 
18,525 
15,381 
1,848 

662,209 
3,066,446 
139,349 
1,224 
145,700 
41,587 
10,899 
32,250 
3,242 

73,484 
785,977 
5,476 
3,427,952 
18,525 
15,381 
1,848 

662,209 
3,066,427 
139,349 
1,224 
146,913 
39,391 
11,083 
32,250 
3,242 

$

$

73,484 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

662,209 
2,113,000 
139,349 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
785,977 
5,476 
— 
18,525 
15,381 
1,848 

— 
953,427 
— 
1,224 
146,913 
39,391 
11,083 
32,250 
3,242 

$

— 
— 
— 
3,427,952 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

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Note 21. Revenue Recognition

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is generated from contracts with customers. Topic 606 does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including revenue from loans and
securities. In addition, certain noninterest income streams such as fees associated with mortgage servicing rights, financial guarantees, derivatives, and certain credit card fees are also not in the scope of
Topic 606. Noninterest revenue streams in-scope of Topic 606 are discussed below.

Trust and Asset Management
Trust  and  asset  management  income  is  primarily  comprised  of  fees  earned  from  the  management  and  administration  of  trusts  and  other  customer  assets.  The  Company’s  performance  obligation  is
generally satisfied over time, and the resulting fees are recognized monthly, based upon the month-end market value of the assets under management and the applicable fee rate. Payment is generally
received a few days after month end through a direct charge to customers’ accounts. The Company does not earn performance-based incentives. Optional services such as real estate sales and tax return
preparation services are also available to existing trust and asset management customers. The Company’s performance obligation for these transactional-based services is generally satisfied, and related
revenue recognized, at a point in time (i.e., as incurred). Payment is received shortly after services are rendered.

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts
Service charges on deposit accounts consist of account analysis fees (i.e., net fees earned on analyzed  business and public checking accounts),  monthly service  fees, check orders, and other deposit
account related fees. The Company’s performance obligation for account analysis fees and monthly service fees is generally satisfied, and the related revenue recognized, over the period in which the
service is provided. Check orders and other deposit account related fees are largely transactional based, and therefore, the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied, and related revenue recognized,
at a point in time. Payment for service charges on deposit accounts is primarily received immediately or in the following month through a direct charge to customers’ accounts.

Fees, Exchange, and Other Service Charges
Fees, exchange, and other service charges are primarily comprised of debit and credit card income, ATM fees, merchant services income, and other service charges. Debit and credit card income is
primarily comprised of interchange fees earned whenever the Company’s debit and credit cards are processed through card payment networks such as Visa. ATM fees are primarily generated when a
Company cardholder uses a non-Company ATM or a non-Company cardholder uses a Company ATM. Merchant services income mainly represents fees charged to merchants to process their debit and
credit  card  transactions,  in  addition  to  account  management  fees.  Other  service  charges  include  revenue  from  processing  wire  transfers,  bill  pay  service,  cashier’s  checks,  and  other  services.  The
Company’s performance obligation for fees, exchange, and other service charges are largely satisfied, and related revenue recognized, when the services are rendered or upon completion. Payment is
typically received immediately or in the following month.

Gains/Losses on Sales of Foreclosed Assets
Gain or loss from the sale of foreclosed assets occurs when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When the Company finances the sale of
foreclosed assets to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once
these criteria are met, the foreclosed assets are derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale,
the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain (loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present. Foreclosed asset sales for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31,
2019 were not financed by the Bank.

Other
Other  noninterest  income  consists  of  other  recurring  revenue  streams  such  as  safe  deposit  box  rental  fees,  and  other  miscellaneous  revenue  streams.  Safe  deposit  box  rental  fees  are  charged  to  the
customer on an annual basis and recognized upon receipt of payment. The Company determined that since rentals and renewals occur fairly consistently over time, revenue is recognized on a basis
consistent with the duration of the performance obligation.

Contract Balances
A contract asset balance occurs when an entity performs a service for a customer before the customer pays consideration (resulting in a contract receivable) or before payment is due (resulting in a
contract asset). A contract liability balance is an entity’s obligation to transfer a service to a customer for which the entity has already received payment (or payment is due)

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from the customer. The Company’s noninterest revenue streams are largely based on transactional activity, or standard month-end revenue accruals such as asset management fees based on month-end
market values. Consideration is often received immediately or shortly after the Company satisfies its performance obligation and revenue is recognized. The Company does not typically enter into long-
term revenue contracts with customers, and therefore, does not experience significant contract balances. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any significant
contract balances.

Contract Acquisition Costs
In connection with the adoption of Topic 606, an entity is required to capitalize, and subsequently amortize into expense, certain incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if these costs
are expected to be recovered. The incremental costs of obtaining a contract are those costs that an entity incurs to obtain a contract with a customer that it would not have incurred if the contract had not
been obtained (for example, sales commission). The Company utilizes the practical expedient which allows entities to immediately expense contract acquisition costs when the asset that would have
resulted from capitalizing these costs would have been amortized in one year or less. Upon adoption of Topic 606, the Company did not capitalize any contract acquisition cost.

Note 22. Leases

A lease is defined as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company
adopted FASB Topic 842 on January 1, 2019.

Substantially all of the leases in which the Company is the lessee are comprised of real estate property for banking offices and office space with terms extending through 2025. We do not have any
subleased properties. Substantially all of our leases are classified as operating leases, and therefore, were previously not recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company has one
existing finance lease (previously referred to as a capital lease) for a banking office location with a lease term through 2025. As this lease was previously required to be recorded on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet, Topic 842 did not materially impact the accounting for this lease. The Company made a policy election to exclude the recognition requirements of Topic 842 to all classes of
leases with original terms of 12 months or less. Instead, the short-term lease payments are recognized in income or expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
Lease Right-of-Use Assets

Operating lease right-of-use assets
Finance lease right-of-use asset

           Total right-of-use assets

Lease Liabilities

Operating lease liability
Finance lease liability

           Total lease liabilities

Weighted-average remaining lease term

Operating leases
Finance lease

Weighted-average discount rate

Operating leases
Finance lease

Classification

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Other assets
Premises and equipment, net

Other liabilities
Long-term debt

$

$

$

$

3,613 
542 
4,155 

4,583 
1,096 
5,679 

$

$

$

$

8.82 years
5.67 years

3.92  %
8.89  %

4,499 
637 
5,136 

5,430 
1,224 
6,654 

8.90 years
6.67 years

3.78  %
8.89  %

The  calculated  amount  of  the  right-of-use  assets  and  lease  liabilities  in  the  table  above  are  impacted  by  the  length  of  the  lease  term  and  the  discount  rate  used  to  present  value  the  minimum  lease
payments. The Company’s lease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the Company’s discretion. If at lease inception, the Company considers the exercising of a renewal option to
be reasonably certain, the Company will include the extended term in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. Regarding the discount rate, Topic 842 requires the use of the rate implicit in
the lease whenever this rate is readily determinable. As this rate is rarely determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate at lease inception, on a collateralized basis, over a similar
term. For operating leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the rate for the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019 was used. For finance leases, the Company utilizes the rate implicit in the lease.

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The following table represents lease costs and other lease information. As the Company elected, for all classes of underlying assets, not to separate lease and non-lease components and instead to account
for them as a single lease component, the variable lease cost primarily represents variable payments such as common area maintenance and utilities. Amounts for the year ended December 31, 2018 is
not included in the table below because the accounting standard was adopted as of January 1, 2019.

(in thousands)
Lease Costs

Operating lease cost
Variable lease cost
Interest on lease liabilities 
Amortization of right-of-use assets

(1)

Net lease cost

Other Information

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases
Operating cash flows from finance lease
Finance cash flows from finance lease

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

2020

2019

2018

Years Ended December 31,

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,236 
241 
102 
96 
1,675 

1,146 
102 
128 

132 

$

$

$

1,068 
148 
113 
96 
1,425 

989 
113 
113 

6,250 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

(1) Included in long-term debt interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. All other lease costs in this table are included in occupancy expense of premises, net.

Future minimum payments for finance leases and operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Twelve Months Ended:
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2025
Thereafter

Total undiscounted lease payment

Amounts representing interest

Lease liability

Note 23. Operating Segments

Finance Leases

Operating Leases

$

$

$

235 
240 
245 
250 
255 
171 
1,396 
(300)
1,096 

$

$

$

1,112 
993 
932 
702 
232 
1,907 
5,878 
(1,295)
4,583 

The  Company’s  activities  are  considered  to  be  one  reportable  segment  for  financial  reporting  purposes.  The  Company  is  engaged  in  the  business  of  commercial  and  retail  banking  and  investment
management  services  with  operations  throughout  Iowa,  the  Minneapolis/St.  Paul  metropolitan  area  of  Minnesota,  western  Wisconsin,  Naples  and  Fort  Myers  Florida,  and  Denver,  Colorado.
Substantially all income is derived from a diverse base of commercial, mortgage and retail lending activities, and investments.

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Note 24. Parent Company Only Financial Information

The following are condensed balance sheets of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (parent company only):

(in thousands)
Balance Sheets
Assets

Cash
Investment in subsidiaries
Income tax receivable
Bank-owned life insurance
Other assets

Total assets

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Liabilities:
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Shareholders’ equity:

Capital stock, preferred
Capital stock, common
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Treasury stock
Accumulated other comprehensive income

Total shareholders’ equity

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

As of December 31,

2020

2019

25,078 
601,467 
499 
5,252 
1,857 
634,153 

116,397 
343 
2,163 
118,903 

— 
16,581 
300,137 
188,191 
(14,251)
24,592 
515,250 
634,153 

$

$

$

$

10,661 
575,508 
1,182 
5,127 
2,256 
594,734 

84,736 
433 
583 
85,752 

— 
16,581 
297,390 
201,105 
(10,466)
4,372 
508,982 
594,734 

$

$

$

$

The following are condensed statements of income of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 (parent company only):

(in thousands)
Statements of Income

Dividends received from subsidiaries
Interest income and dividends on investment securities
Investment securities (losses) gains
Interest on debt
Bank-owned life insurance income
Income from MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
Operating expenses

(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income

     Income tax benefit

(Loss) income before equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income

     Equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income

Net income

113

2020

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

$

3,500 
88 
(136)
(4,471)
124 
— 
(2,723)
(3,618)
(1,495)
(2,123)
8,746 
6,623 

$

$

15,000 
84 
47 
(3,439)
130 
943 
(4,130)
8,635 
(1,394)
10,029 
33,601 
43,630 

$

$

25,017 
43 
(48)
(1,596)
127 
— 
(2,940)
20,603 
(823)
21,426 
8,925 
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The following are condensed statements of cash flows of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 (parent company only):

(in thousands)
Statements of Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Undistributed income of subsidiaries, net of dividends and distributions
Amortization
Decrease in deferred income taxes, net
Share-based compensation
Gain on sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
Change in:

Other assets
Other liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from sales of debt securities available for sale
Purchase of debt securities available for sale
Proceeds from sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
Cash and earnings transferred in dissolution of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.

           Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment

Net cash paid in business acquisition

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities:

           Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debt
           Payments of subordinated debt issuance costs

Proceeds from other long-term debt
Payments of other long-term debt
Proceeds from share-based award activity
Taxes paid relating to the release/lapse of restriction on RSUs
Dividends paid
Payments of stock issuance costs
Repurchase of common stock

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net increase in cash

Cash Balance:

Beginning of period

Ending balance

Note 25. Subsequent Events

2020

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

$

6,623 

$

43,630 

$

30,351 

(8,746)
215 
(49)
1,380 
— 
(125)

745 
1,674 
1,717 

— 
(9)
— 
— 
210 
— 
201 

65,000 
(1,303)
— 
(32,250)
— 
(149)
(14,175)
— 
(4,624)
12,499 
14,417 

10,661 
25,078 

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

(33,601)
134 
(43)
1,156 
(1,076)
(128)

(403)
(4)
9,665 

43 
(9)
1,175 
631 
— 
(18,624)
(16,784)

— 
— 
35,000 
(10,250)
— 
(103)
(11,476)
(323)
(4,679)
8,169 
1,050 

9,611 
10,661 

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

(8,925)
95 
(42)
1,030 
— 
(127)

(405)
59 
22,036 

1 
(10)
— 
— 
— 
— 
(9)

— 
— 
— 
(5,000)
137 
(89)
(9,535)
— 
(2,129)
(16,616)
5,411 

4,200 
9,611 

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

Management  evaluated  subsequent  events  through  the  date  the  consolidated  financial  statements  were  issued.  Events  or  transactions  occurring  after  December  31,  2020,  but  prior  to  the  date  the
consolidated financial statements were issued, that provided additional evidence about conditions that existed at December 31, 2020 have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the
period ended December 31, 2020. Events or transactions that provided evidence about conditions that did not exist at December 31, 2020, but arose before the consolidated financial statements were
issued, have not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2020.

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On January 20, 2021, the board of directors of the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.2250 per share payable on March 15, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 1,
2021.

Pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program approved on August 20, 2019, the Company has purchased 62,588 shares of common stock subsequent to December 31, 2020 and through March 9,
2021 for a total cost of $1.7 million inclusive of transaction costs, leaving $2.7 million remaining available under the program.

Note 26. Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited)

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

Three Months Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2020

Interest income
Interest expense
Net interest income
Credit loss (benefit) expense
Noninterest income
Noninterest expense
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)

Net income (loss)

Earnings (loss) per common share
     Basic
     Diluted

2019

Interest income
Interest expense
Net interest income
Credit loss expense
Noninterest income
Noninterest expense
Income before income tax (benefit) expense
Income tax (benefit) expense

Net income

Earnings per common share
     Basic
     Diluted

45,470 
6,433 
39,037 
(3,041)
10,626 
31,915 
20,789 
4,079 
16,710 

1.04 
1.04 

50,026 
10,442 
39,584 
604 
9,036 
36,436 
11,580 
(1,791)
13,371 

0.83 
0.83 

$

$

$
$

$

$

$
$

45,154 
7,345 
37,809 
4,992 
9,570 
59,939 
(17,552)
2,272 
(19,824)

(1.23)
(1.23)

54,076 
10,818 
43,258 
4,264 
8,004 
31,442 
15,556 
3,256 
12,300 

0.76 
0.76 

$

$

$
$

$

$

$
$

46,758 
8,046 
38,712 
4,685 
8,269 
28,038 
14,258 
2,546 
11,712 

0.73 
0.73 

44,951 
10,119 
34,832 
696 
8,796 
29,040 
13,892 
3,218 
10,674 

0.72 
0.72 

$

$

$
$

$

$

$
$

47,405 
9,999 
37,406 
21,733 
10,155 
30,001 
(4,173)
(2,198)
(1,975)

(0.12)
(0.12)

33,388 
7,412 
25,976 
1,594 
5,410 
20,617 
9,175 
1,890 
7,285 

0.60 
0.60 

$

$

$
$

$

$

$
$

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ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.

ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or  submits  under  the  Exchange  Act  is  recorded,  processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods  specified  in  the  SEC’s  rules  and  forms,  and  that  such  information  is  accumulated  and
communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as of December 31, 2020.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended
December 31, 2020 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) to
provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation of reliable published financial statements. Internal control over financial reporting includes
self-monitoring mechanisms and taking action to correct deficiencies as they are identified. Because of inherent limitations in any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, misstatements
due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected, including the possibility of the circumvention or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can
provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time.

Management  assessed  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as of  December  31, 2020. This  assessment  was based  on criteria  for  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting
described in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, the Chief Executive Officer
and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer assert that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 based on the specified
criteria.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, has been audited by RSM US LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm who also has
audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. RSM US LLP’s report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting appears on the
following page.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

Opinion on the Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We  have  audited  MidWestOne Financial  Group,  Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries’  (the  Company)  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2020,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission in 2013.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and
2019 and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes to
the consolidated financial statements of the Company and our report dated March 11, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion.

Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting in the
accompanying Management’s Assessment of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on
our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal
control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.  Our  audit  included  obtaining  an  understanding  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  assessing  the  risk  that  a  material
weakness  exists,  and  testing  and  evaluating  the  design  and  operating  effectiveness  of  internal  control  based  on  the  assessed  risk.  Our  audit  also  included  performing  such  other  procedures  as  we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that  (1)  pertain  to  the
maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the  assets  of  the  company;  (2)  provide  reasonable  assurance  that  transactions  are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in
accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthorized  acquisition,  use  or
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ RSM US LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
March 11, 2021

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ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

PART III

The  information  required  by  this  Item  10  will  be  included  in  the  Company’s  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  the  2021  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  under  the  headings  “Proposal  1:  Election  of
Directors,” “Information About Nominees, Continuing Directors and Named Executive Officers,” “Corporate Governance and Board Matters,” “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports,” and “Shareholder
Communications with the Board and Nomination and Proposal Procedures” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation
14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year.

ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

The information required by this Item 11 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the headings “Compensation Discussion and
Analysis,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Executive Compensation” and “Director Compensation” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the
SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year.

ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

The information required by this Item 12 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the headings “Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial  Owners  and  Management”  and  “Equity  Compensation  Plan  Information”  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  The  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  will  be  filed  with  the  SEC  pursuant  to
Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year.

ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

The information required by this Item 13 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the headings “Corporate Governance and
Board Matters” and “Certain Relationships and Related-Person Transactions” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation
14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year.

ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item 14 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Proposal 3: Ratification of
Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within
120 days of the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year.

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

PART IV

(1) Financial Statements: The following consolidated financial statements of the registrant and its subsidiaries are filed as part of this document under “Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data.”

    Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2020 and 2019
    Consolidated Statements of Income - Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018
    Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018
    Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity - Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    (2) Financial Statement Schedules:

    All schedules are omitted as such information is inapplicable or is included in the financial statements.

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    (3) Exhibits:

The exhibits are filed as part of this report and exhibits incorporated herein by reference to other documents are as follows:

Exhibit
Number
2.1

2.2

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

Description
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
August 21, 2018, between MidWestOne Financial
Group, Inc. and ATBancorp+

First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated April 30, 2019, between MidWestOne Financial
Group, Inc. and ATBancorp

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Iowa on March 14, 2008

Articles of Amendment (First Amendment) to the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Iowa on
January 23, 2009

Articles of Amendment (Second Amendment) to the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Iowa on
February 4, 2009 (containing the Certificate of
Designations for the Company’s Fixed Rate
Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A)

Articles of Amendment (Third Amendment) to the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Iowa on April 21, 2017

Incorporated by Reference to:
Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on August 22, 2018

Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 1, 2019

Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628)
filed with the SEC on January 14, 2008

Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on January 23, 2009

Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 6, 2009

Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2017

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of MidWestOne
Financial Group, Inc.

Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on January 25, 2021

Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 through 3.5 hereof

N/A

Description of the Company’s Securities Registered
Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934

Indenture, dated July 28, 2020, by and between
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee

Forms of 5.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Note
due 2030 (included as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 to the
Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.3 hereto)

Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020

Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on July 29, 2020

Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on July 29, 2020

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Exhibit
Number
10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

10.10

10.11

10.12

10.13

10.14

10.15

Description
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock
Ownership Plan and Trust (Restated as of January 1,
2013)*

ISB Financial Corp. (now known as MidWestOne
Financial Group, Inc.) 2008 Equity Incentive Plan*

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity
Incentive Plan*

Form of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity
Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement*

Form of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity
Incentive Plan Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement*

Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Group, Inc. and Charles N. Funk, dated October 18, 2017*

Supplemental Retirement Agreement between Iowa State
Bank & Trust Company (now known as MidWestOne
Bank) and Charles N. Funk, dated November 1, 2001*

Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Group, Inc. and James M. Cantrell, dated October 18,
2017*

Credit Agreement by and between MidWestOne
Financial Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association
dated April 30, 2015

Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement by and
between MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank
National Association dated April 29, 2019

Seventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement by and
between MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank
National Association dated December 11, 2020

Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Group, Inc. and Barry S. Ray, effective June 4, 2018*

Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Group, Inc. and Gary L. Sims, effective June 25, 2018*

Change in Control Agreement between MidWestOne
Financial Group, Inc. and David Lindstrom, effective
February 21, 2018*

Change in Control Agreement between MidWestOne
Financial Group, Inc. and Gregory W. Turner, effective
October 13, 2017*

Incorporated by Reference to:
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020

Appendix F of the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus
constituting part of the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628)
filed with the SEC on January 22, 2008

Appendix A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 10, 2017

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 18, 2017

Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628) filed with the SEC on
November 27, 2007

Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 18, 2017

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2015 filed with the SEC on August 10, 2015

Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020

Filed herewith

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 4, 2018

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 11, 2018

Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 8, 2019

Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020

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Exhibit
Number
10.16

Description
Amended and Restated MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective
December 15, 2020*

Incorporated by Reference to:
Filed herewith

10.17

Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Group, Inc. and Len D. Devaisher, dated July 6, 2020*

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on July 6, 2020

21.1

23.1

31.1

31.2

32.1

32.2

Subsidiaries of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

Consent of RSM US LLP

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Filed herewith

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
Document

101.PRE

101.INS

The Inline XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its
XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

Filed herewith

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith

* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

ITEM 16.    FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

None.

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Pursuant to the requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

SIGNATURES

Dated: March 11, 2021

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

By:

By:

/s/ CHARLES N. FUNK
Charles N. Funk
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ BARRY S. RAY
Barry S. Ray
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.

Signature

/s/ CHARLES N. FUNK
Charles N. Funk

/s/ BARRY S. RAY
Barry S. Ray

/s/ KEVIN W. MONSON
Kevin W. Monson

/s/ LARRY D. ALBERT
Larry D. Albert

/s/ RICHARD R. DONOHUE
Richard R. Donohue

/s/ JANET E. GODWIN
Janet E. Godwin

/s/ DOUGLAS H. GREEFF
Douglas H. Greeff

/s/ RICHARD J. HARTIG
Richard J. Hartig

/s/ JENNIFER L. HAUSCHILDT
Jennifer L. Hauschildt

Title

Chief Executive Officer;
Director (Principal Executive Officer)

Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)

Chairman of the Board

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

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Date

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/s/ MATTHEW J. HAYEK
Matthew J. Hayek

/s/ NATHANIEL J. KAEDING
Nathaniel J. Kaeding

/s/ TRACY S. MCCORMICK
Tracy S. McCormick

/s/ RUTH E. STANOCH
Ruth E. Stanoch

/s/ DOUGLAS K. TRUE
Douglas K. True

/s/ KURT R. WEISE
Kurt R. Weise

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Director

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Director

Director

Director

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MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT The Participant specified below is hereby granted a restricted stock unit award (the “Award”) by MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., an Iowa corporation (the “Company”), under the MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”). The Award shall be subject to the terms of the Plan and the terms set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (“Award Agreement”). Section 1. Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant the Award of restricted stock units (each such unit, an “RSU”), where each RSU represents the right of the Participant to receive one Share in the future once the Restricted Period ends, subject to the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan. Section 2. Terms of Restricted Stock Unit Award. The following words and phrases relating to the Award shall have the following meanings: (a) The “Participant” is _______________________________ (b) The “Grant Date” is _______________________________ (c) The amount of the Award is _______________. Based on a per Share closing price of ______________ on the Grant Date, the number of “RSUs” is _____________________________. Except for words and phrases otherwise defined in this Award Agreement, any capitalized word or phrase in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan. Section 3. Restricted Period. (a) The RSUs are subject to forfeiture until they vest. The “Restricted Period” for each installment of RSUs set forth in the table below (each, an “Installment”) shall begin on the Grant Date and end on the date specified in the table; provided that the Participant’s Termination of Service has not occurred prior thereto: INSTALLMENT* RESTRICTED PERIOD WILL END ON: 1/3rd of total RSUs 1st anniversary of Grant Date 1/3rd of total RSUs 2nd anniversary of Grant Date 1/3rd of total RSUs 3rd anniversary of Grant Date *Each Installment shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of RSUs with any fractional RSUs from earlier Installments being included in the final Installment. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, the Restricted Period for all the RSUs shall cease immediately and such RSUs shall become fully vested immediately upon the Participant’s Termination of Service due to the Participant’s Disability or the Participant’s death. (c) Upon a Change in Control, the Award shall be treated in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Plan.

 
2 (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant’s Termination of Service is due to retirement, any RSUs that are unvested as of the effective date of the Termination of Service shall be eligible to continue to vest in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 3(a) and will be eligible to be settled in accordance with the provisions of Section 4, provided that the Participant does not work for or provide services to any entity considered to be a competitor of the Company during any remaining portion of the Restricted Period. For purposes of this Award Agreement, the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine (1) whether the Participant’s Termination of Service is due to “retirement,” and (2) whether the Participant is working for or providing services to a competitor of the Company. (e) Except as set forth in Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) above, if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs prior to the expiration of one or more Restricted Periods, the Participant shall forfeit all right, title and interest in and to any Installment(s) still subject to a Restricted Period as of such Termination of Service. Section 4. Settlement of RSUs. Delivery of Shares or other amounts under this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be subject to the following: (a) Delivery of Shares. The Company shall deliver to the Participant one Share free and clear of any restrictions in settlement of each of the vested and unrestricted RSUs within 30 days following the end of the respective Restricted Period or the date on which the Award otherwise vests under the Plan. (b) No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding Section 4(a) above, the Company shall not issue a fractional Share in settlement of any RSUs. Instead, the Company shall deliver cash for the current Fair Market Value of the fractional Share. The current Fair Market Value of a fractional Share shall be determined to the nearest 1/1000th of a Share in an administratively practicable manner following the Vesting Date of the Award (or the date on which the Award otherwise vests under Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) above) and shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. (c) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding any other term of this Award Agreement or the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any Shares or make any other distribution of benefits under this Award Agreement or the Plan unless such delivery or distribution complies with all applicable laws and the applicable rules of any securities exchange or similar entity. (d) Certificates Not Required. To the extent that this Award Agreement and the Plan
provide for the issuance of Shares, such issuance may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any securities exchange or similar entity. Section 5. Withholding. All deliveries of Shares pursuant to the Award shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. The Company shall have the right to require the Participant (or if applicable, permitted assigns, heirs and Designated Beneficiaries) to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any tax requirements prior to the delivery date of any Shares in connection with the Award. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, such withholding obligations may be satisfied (a) through cash payment by the Participant, (b) through the surrender of Shares that the Participant already owns or (c) through the surrender of Shares to which the Participant is otherwise entitled under the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise specifically provided by the Committee, such Shares under clause (c) may not be used to satisfy more than the maximum individual statutory tax rate for each applicable tax jurisdiction, or such lesser amount as may be established from time to time by the Company in its sole discretion.

 
3 Section 6. Non-Transferability of Award. The Award, or any portion thereof, is not transferable except as designated by the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, the Award shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by the Participant in any way whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Award contrary to the provisions hereof, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Award, shall be null and void and without effect. Section 7. Dividend Equivalents. The Participant shall be entitled to receive any cash dividends and property distributions paid with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to Shares by virtue of any corporate transaction, to the extent adjustment is made pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Plan) that become payable during the Restricted Period (“Dividend Equivalents”); provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Participant with respect to record dates for such dividends or distributions occurring prior to the Grant Date, or with respect to record dates for such dividends or distributions occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the Participant has forfeited the RSUs. Dividend Equivalents shall be subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions as the RSUs to which they are attributable and shall be paid on the same date that the RSUs to which they are attributable are settled in accordance with Section 4 above. Dividend Equivalents shall be distributed in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the Dividend Equivalents. Section 8. No Rights as Shareholder. The Participant shall not have any rights of a Shareholder with respect to the RSUs, including but not limited to, voting rights, prior to the settlement of the RSUs pursuant to Section 4(a) above. Section 9. Heirs and Successors. This Award Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business. If any rights of the Participant or benefits distributable to the Participant under this Award Agreement have not been settled or distributed at the time of the Participant’s death, such rights shall be settled
for and such benefits shall be distributed to the Designated Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of this Award Agreement and the Plan. The “Designated Beneficiary” shall be the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Participant in a writing filed with the Committee in such form as the Committee may require. The Participant’s designation of beneficiary may be amended or revoked from time to time by the Participant in accordance with any procedures established by the Committee. If a Participant fails to designate a beneficiary, or if the Designated Beneficiary does not survive the Participant, any benefits that would have been provided to the Participant shall be provided to the legal representative of the estate of the Participant. If a Participant designates a beneficiary and the Designated Beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before the provision of the Designated Beneficiary’s benefits under this Award Agreement, then any benefits that would have been provided to the Designated Beneficiary shall be provided to the legal representative of the estate of the Designated Beneficiary. Section 10. Administration. The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Award Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of this Award Agreement or the Plan by the Committee and any decision made by the Committee with respect to this Award Agreement or the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.

 
4 Section 11. Plan Governs. Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, this Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Corporate Secretary of the Company. This Award Agreement shall be subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time. Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event of any discrepancy between the corporate records of the Company and this Award Agreement, the corporate records of the Company shall control. Section 12. Not an Employment Contract. Neither the Award nor this Award Agreement shall confer on the Participant any rights with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or a Subsidiary, nor shall they interfere in any way with any right the Company or a Subsidiary may otherwise have to terminate or modify the terms of the Participant’s employment or other service at any time. Section 13. Amendment. Without limitation of Section 16 and Section 17 below, this Award Agreement may be amended in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and may otherwise be amended in writing by the Participant and the Company without the consent of any other person. Section 14. Governing Law. This Award Agreement, the Plan and all actions taken in connection herewith and therewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, except as superseded by applicable federal law. Section 15. Validity. If any provision of this Award Agreement is determined to be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Award Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. Section 16. Section 409A Amendment. The Award is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A and this Award Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in accordance with such intent. The Committee reserves the right (including the right to delegate such right) to unilaterally amend this Award Agreement without the consent of the Participant in order to maintain an exclusion from the application of, or to maintain compliance with, Code Section 409A; and the Participant hereby acknowledges and consents to such rights of the Committee. Section 17. Clawback. As set forth in this Section 17, the Award and any Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, or any
portion thereof as may be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, are subject to cancellation, rescission, payback, recoupment or other similar action (“Clawback”) upon the occurrence of any Clawback Event. Any Clawback under this Section 17 shall be increased by the Company’s costs incurred, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in pursuing or securing such cancellation, rescission, payback, recoupment or other similar action. For purposes of this Award Agreement, a “Clawback Event” includes the occurrence of any of the following: (a) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement of its financial statements due to the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities law, then the Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare such accounting restatement. (b) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement of its financial statements due to the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under

 
5 the securities law as a result of misconduct by the Participant, then the Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare such accounting restatement, and the Participant will be required to repay any profits received by the Participant from the sale of any Company securities during the 12 months after the inaccurate or erroneous financial information was initially reported. (c) If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof is subject to a termination for Cause, and the event or events giving rise to such termination for Cause are determined by the Committee in its reasonable discretion to be materially injurious to the reputation of the Company or any Subsidiary, then the Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Participant is notified in writing by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) that the Participant’s employment will be terminated for Cause. (d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that each of the Clawbacks and Clawback Events described in paragraphs (a) through (c) above may be applied independently or collectively, as determined in the Committee’s sole discretion, to the same, or similar, facts, circumstances, and events giving rise to such Clawback. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17, if a statutorily mandated Clawback would require or permit a more extensive recapture by the Company, then such statutorily mandated Clawback shall apply. Section 18. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to deliver this Award Agreement and any documents related to participation in the Plan, or to request the Participant to acknowledge participation in the Plan or otherwise execute documents required by the Company in connection with the Plan, by electronic means, and may elect to require the Participant to acknowledge acceptance of the Award (including the terms set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plan) by means of an electronic signature or other assent mechanism delivered via an electronic system. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the granting of this Award, and the Participant’s right, if any, to receipt of a benefit or payment pursuant to this Award, is conditioned upon Participant’s
acknowledgement and acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plan. * * * * *

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and the Participant acknowledges understanding and acceptance of, and agrees to, the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, all as of the Grant Date. MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: Print Name: Title: PARTICIPANT Print Name: _______________________________

 
MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT The Participant specified below is hereby granted a performance-based restricted stock unit award (the “Award”) by MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., an Iowa corporation (the “Company”), under the MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”). The Award shall be subject to the terms of the Plan and the terms set forth in this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (“Award Agreement”). Section 1. Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant the Award of restricted stock units (each such unit, an “RSU”), where each RSU represents the right of the Participant to receive one Share in the future upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, subject to the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan. Section 2. Terms of Restricted Stock Unit Award. The following words and phrases relating to the Award shall have the following meanings: (a) The “Participant” is __________________________ (b) The “Grant Date” is __________________________ (c) The amount of the Award is ____________________. Based on a per Share closing price of ______________ on the Grant Date, the target number of “RSUs” is _________________. (d) The “Performance Period” is the three (3) calendar year period beginning on January 1 of the calendar year including the Grant Date and ending on December 31 of the second calendar year following the calendar year including the Grant Date. Except for words and phrases otherwise defined in this Award Agreement, any capitalized word or phrase in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan. Section 3. Performance Measurement. (a) The RSUs are subject to forfeiture until they vest. The Committee shall establish one or more performance goals for the Performance Period, which may consist of business criteria or other metrics at the discretion of the Committee (the “Performance Goals”). The Performance Goals are set forth on Exhibit A hereto. Except as otherwise provided herein, the RSUs will vest and become nonforfeitable on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Vesting Date”), subject to the achievement of the minimum threshold Performance Goals for payout and the Participant’s continuous service with the Company through the Vesting Date. Upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, the Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the level of achievement of the Performance
Goals and, in accordance with Exhibit A, the number of RSUs, if any, that vest and shall be settled pursuant to Section 4 below. For purposes of this Agreement, to the extent that an established Performance Goal is reported in the Company’s Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs, attainment of any such Performance Goal will be based on the Company’s reporting with respect to such Performance Goal in the Company’s Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with such adjustments as are recommended by management and approved by the Committee for items that are infrequent in occurrence

 
2 and/or unusual in nature and consistent with similar adjustments made for purposes of annual bonus compensation. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant incurs a Termination of Service due to the Participant’s Disability or the Participant’s death, the RSUs shall become fully vested immediately upon such Termination of Service at the target level of performance. (c) Upon a Change in Control, the Award shall be treated in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Plan. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant’s Termination of Service is due to retirement, the RSUs shall not be forfeited as a result of such retirement and shall remain eligible to vest upon the conclusion of the Performance Period as provided in Section 3(a), provided that the Participant does not work for or provide services to any entity considered to be a competitor of the Company during any remaining portion of the Performance Period. The number of RSUs that shall remain eligible to vest upon the conclusion of the Performance Period shall be determined by multiplying the number of RSUs that would have vested but for the retirement by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days the Participant was employed during the Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Performance Period. For purposes of this Award Agreement, the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine (1) whether the Participant’s Termination of Service is due to “retirement,” and (2) whether the Participant is working for or providing services to a competitor of the Company. (e) Except as set forth in Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) above, if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs prior to the conclusion of the Performance Period, the Participant shall forfeit all right, title and interest in and to the RSUs as of such Termination of Service. Section 4. Settlement of RSUs. Delivery of Shares or other amounts under this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be subject to the following: (a) Delivery of Shares. The Company shall deliver to the Participant one Share free and clear of any restrictions in settlement of each of the vested and unrestricted RSUs, as determined in accordance with Section 3 above, within 30 days following the Vesting Date (or the date on which the Award otherwise vests under Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) above). (b) No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding Section 4(a) above, the Company shall not issue a fractional Share in settlement of any RSUs. Instead, the Company shall deliver cash for the current
Fair Market Value of the fractional Share. The current Fair Market Value of a fractional Share shall be determined to the nearest 1/1000th of a Share in an administratively practicable manner following the Vesting Date of the Award (or the date on which the Award otherwise vests under Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d) above) and shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. (c) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding any other term of this Award Agreement or the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any Shares or make any other distribution of benefits under this Award Agreement or the Plan unless such delivery or distribution complies with all applicable laws and the applicable rules of any securities exchange or similar entity. (d) Certificates Not Required. To the extent that this Award Agreement and the Plan provide for the issuance of Shares, such issuance may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any securities exchange or similar entity.

 
3 Section 5. Withholding. All deliveries of Shares pursuant to the Award shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. The Company shall have the right to require the Participant (or if applicable, permitted assigns, heirs and Designated Beneficiaries) to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any tax requirements prior to the delivery date of any Shares in connection with the Award. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, such withholding obligations may be satisfied (a) through cash payment by the Participant, (b) through the surrender of Shares that the Participant already owns or (c) through the surrender of Shares to which the Participant is otherwise entitled under the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise specifically provided by the Committee, such Shares under clause (c) may not be used to satisfy more than the maximum individual statutory tax rate for each applicable tax jurisdiction, or such lesser amount as may be established from time to time by the Company in its sole discretion. Section 6. Non-Transferability of Award. The Award, or any portion thereof, is not transferable except as designated by the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, the Award shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by the Participant in any way whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Award contrary to the provisions hereof, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Award, shall be null and void and without effect. Section 7. Dividend Equivalents. The Participant shall be entitled to receive any cash dividends and property distributions paid with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to Shares by virtue of any corporate transaction, to the extent adjustment is made pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Plan) that become payable during the Restricted Period (“Dividend Equivalents”); provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Participant with respect to record dates for such dividends or distributions occurring prior to the Grant Date, or with respect to record dates for such dividends or distributions occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the Participant has forfeited the RSUs. Dividend Equivalents shall be subject to the same vesting and
forfeiture restrictions as the RSUs to which they are attributable and shall be paid on the same date that the RSUs to which they are attributable are settled in accordance with Section 4 above. Dividend Equivalents shall be distributed in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the Dividend Equivalents. Section 8. No Rights as Shareholder. The Participant shall not have any rights of a Shareholder with respect to the RSUs, including but not limited to, voting rights, prior to the settlement of the RSUs pursuant to Section 4(a) above. Section 9. Heirs and Successors. This Award Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business. If any rights of the Participant or benefits distributable to the Participant under this Award Agreement have not been settled or distributed at the time of the Participant’s death, such rights shall be settled for and such benefits shall be distributed to the Designated Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of this Award Agreement and the Plan. The “Designated Beneficiary” shall be the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Participant in a writing filed with the Committee in such form as the Committee may require. The Participant’s designation of beneficiary may be amended or revoked from time to time by the Participant in accordance with any procedures established by the Committee. If a Participant fails to designate a beneficiary, or if the Designated Beneficiary does not survive the Participant, any benefits that would have been provided to the Participant shall be provided to the legal representative of the estate of the Participant. If a Participant designates a

 
4 beneficiary and the Designated Beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before the provision of the Designated Beneficiary’s benefits under this Award Agreement, then any benefits that would have been provided to the Designated Beneficiary shall be provided to the legal representative of the estate of the Designated Beneficiary. Section 10. Administration. The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Award Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of this Award Agreement or the Plan by the Committee and any decision made by the Committee with respect to this Award Agreement or the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons. Section 11. Plan Governs. Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, this Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Corporate Secretary of the Company. This Award Agreement shall be subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time. Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event of any discrepancy between the corporate records of the Company and this Award Agreement, the corporate records of the Company shall control. Section 12. Not an Employment Contract. Neither the Award nor this Award Agreement shall confer on the Participant any rights with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or a Subsidiary, nor shall they interfere in any way with any right the Company or a Subsidiary may otherwise have to terminate or modify the terms of the Participant’s employment or other service at any time. Section 13. Amendment. Without limitation of Section 16 and Section 17 below, this Award Agreement may be amended in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and may otherwise be amended in writing by the Participant and the Company without the consent of any other person. Section 14. Governing Law. This Award Agreement, the Plan and all actions taken in connection herewith and therewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, except as superseded by applicable federal law. Section 15. Validity. If any provision of this Award Agreement is determined to be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but
this Award Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. Section 16. Section 409A Amendment. The Award is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A and this Award Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in accordance with such intent. The Committee reserves the right (including the right to delegate such right) to unilaterally amend this Award Agreement without the consent of the Participant in order to maintain an exclusion from the application of, or to maintain compliance with, Code Section 409A; and the Participant hereby acknowledges and consents to such rights of the Committee. Section 17. Clawback. As set forth in this Section 17, the Award and any Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, or any portion thereof as may be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, are subject to cancellation, rescission, payback, recoupment or other similar action (“Clawback”) upon the occurrence of any Clawback Event. Any Clawback under this Section 17 shall be increased by the Company’s costs incurred, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in pursuing or

 
5 securing such cancellation, rescission, payback, recoupment or other similar action. For purposes of this Award Agreement, a “Clawback Event” includes the occurrence of any of the following: (a) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement of its financial statements due to the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities law, then the Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare such accounting restatement. (b) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement of its financial statements due to the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities law as a result of misconduct by the Participant, then the Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare such accounting restatement, and the Participant will be required to repay any profits received by the Participant from the sale of any Company securities during the 12 months after the inaccurate or erroneous financial information was initially reported. (c) If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof is subject to a termination for Cause, and the event or events giving rise to such termination for Cause are determined by the Committee in its reasonable discretion to be materially injurious to the reputation of the Company or any Subsidiary, then the Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Participant is notified in writing by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) that the Participant’s employment will be terminated for Cause. (d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that each of the Clawbacks and Clawback Events described in paragraphs (a) through (c) above may be applied independently or collectively, as determined in the Committee’s sole discretion, to the same, or similar, facts, circumstances, and events giving rise to such Clawback. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17, if a statutorily mandated Clawback would require or permit a more extensive
recapture by the Company, then such statutorily mandated Clawback shall apply. Section 18. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to deliver this Award Agreement and any documents related to participation in the Plan, or to request the Participant to acknowledge participation in the Plan or otherwise execute documents required by the Company in connection with the Plan, by electronic means, and may elect to require the Participant to acknowledge acceptance of the Award (including the terms set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plan) by means of an electronic signature or other assent mechanism delivered via an electronic system. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the granting of this Award, and the Participant’s right, if any, to receipt of a benefit or payment pursuant to this Award, is conditioned upon Participant’s acknowledgement and acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plan. * * * * *

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and the Participant acknowledges understanding and acceptance of, and agrees to, the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, all as of the Grant Date. As described in Section 18 above, all acknowledgements and consents hereunder may be required, at the Company’s election, to be delivered via an electronic system. MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: Print Name: Title: PARTICIPANT Print Name: ____________________________________________

 
7 Exhibit A Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Performance Goals Performance Goal: 3-Year Cumulative Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) Weighting of Performance Goal: 50% Performance Level/Goal 3-Year Cumulative Diluted EPS Payout (% of Target RSUs) Threshold Target Maximum Performance Goal: 3-Year Return on Average Tangible Equity (“ROATE”) Weighting of Performance Goal: 50% Performance Level/Goal 3-Year ROATE Payout (% of Target RSUs) Threshold Target Maximum *Achievement of each performance goal to be determined by straight-line interpolation for actual performance falling between threshold and target or target and maximum levels. If achievement with respect to a particular performance goal does not reach threshold level, then no portion of the award will vest with respect to such performance goal.

 
EXECUTION COPY SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT This SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), made and entered into as of December 11, 2020, is by and between MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Iowa (the “Borrower”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Bank”). RECITALS 1. The Bank and the Borrower entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 2015, a First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 28, 2016, a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2017, a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2018, a Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 29, 2019, a Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 2020, and a Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 24, 2020 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”); and 2. The Borrower desires to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the Bank has agreed to make such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree to be bound as follows: Section 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires. Section 2. Amendment. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 2.1. Section 1.1 - Defined Terms. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending the definitions of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,” “Revolving Commitment Amount” and “Revolving Loan Maturity Date” in their entireties to read as follows: “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”: As of any date of determination, with respect to any specified period ending on the date of determination, the ratio of: (a) the sum of (i) Net Income, plus (ii) non-cash charges or expenses, including depreciation and amortization, plus (iii) Interest Expense, plus (iv) one time losses associated with acquisitions or sales of assets, plus (v) the goodwill impairment charges of MidWestOne Bank, minus (vi) any Restricted Payments

 
2 paid in cash, minus (vii) non-cash income, minus (viii) one-time gains associated with acquisitions or sales of assets, to (b) the sum of (i) Interest Expense with respect to such period, plus (ii) one fifth of the Revolving Commitment Amount; determined with respect to the Borrower, without consolidation with its Subsidiaries, in accordance with Regulatory Reporting Principles. “Revolving Commitment Amount”: $25,000,000. “Revolving Loan Maturity Date”: September 30, 2021. 2.2. Section 2.9 – Commitment Fee. Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows: Section 2.9 Unused Revolving Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank fees (the “Revolving Commitment Fees”) in an amount determined by applying a rate of 0.25% per annum to the average daily Unused Revolving Commitment during the period from and after April 30, 2015 to and including December 10, 2020, and 0.30% per annum to the average daily Unused Revolving Commitment during the period from and after December 11, 2020 to and including the Revolving Loan Termination Date. Such Revolving Commitment Fees are payable in arrears on the dates on which interest is payable pursuant to Section 2.5. 2.3. Section 6.16 – Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio. Section 6.16 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows: Section 6.16 Total Risk Based Capital. The Borrower will not permit the Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of the Subsidiary Banks, on a combined basis, expressed as a percentage, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020 and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, to be less than 11.00%. 2.4. Exhibit B. Exhibit B to the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit to this Amendment. Section 3. Waiver. 3.1. Existing Event of Default. Pursuant to Section 6.18 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower agreed not to permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020, to be less than 1.25%. Such percentage, as of September 30, 2020, was less than 1.25%. As a result of the circumstances described in the two proceeding sentences, an Event of Default under Section 7.1(c) exists (the “Existing Event of Default”).

 
3 3.2. Waiver. Upon the date on which this Amendment becomes effective, the Bank hereby waives the Existing Event of Default. 3.3. Effect of Waiver. The waiver set forth in Section 3.2 above is limited to the express terms thereof, and nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver by the Bank with respect to any other term, condition, representation, or covenant applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Bank under the Credit Agreement or any of the other agreements, documents, or instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, or of the covenants described therein. The consents and waivers set forth herein shall not be deemed to be a course of action upon which the Borrower may rely in the future, and the Borrower hereby expressly waives any claim to such effect. Section 4. Effectiveness of Amendment. The amendments in this Amendment shall become effective upon delivery by the Borrower of, and compliance by the Borrower with, the following: 4.1. This Amendment and a Revolving Note in the principal amount of $25,000,000 (the “$25,000,000 Revolving Note”), duly executed by the Borrower. 4.2. A certificate of a Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower dated as of the date of this Amendment and certifying as to the following: (a) There has been no change to the Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws since copies thereof were delivered to the Bank with a Secretary’s Certificate with respect to the Borrower dated April 29, 2019 (the “Existing Secretary’s Certificate”). (b) The Existing Secretary’s Certificate sets forth the incumbency, names, titles, and signatures of the Borrower’s officers authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment. 4.3. Copies of all documents evidencing any necessary corporate action, consent or governmental or regulatory approval (if any) with respect to this Agreement. 4.4. UCC search for the Borrower and MidWestOne Bank issued not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date. 4.5. The Borrower shall have satisfied such other conditions as specified by the Bank, including payment of all unpaid legal fees and expenses incurred by the Bank through the date of this Amendment in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Amendment Documents (as defined below). Section 5. Post Closing Covenant. The Borrower agrees to provide to the Bank, on or before January 31, 2021, a certificate of a Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying as to a true and accurate copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Bank, ratifying and confirming the execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Amendment and the $25,000,000 Revolving Note and other actions taken by the officers of the Borrower with respect to this

 
4 Amendment and the Credit Agreement. The Borrower’s failure to provide such a certificate and accompanying resolutions by the date specified shall constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.1(d) of the Credit Agreement. Section 6. Representations, Warranties, Authority, No Adverse Claim. 6.1. Reassertion of Representations and Warranties, No Default. The Borrower hereby represents that on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment (a) all of the representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement are true, correct, and complete in all respects as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except for changes permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement, and (b) there will exist no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment on such date that the Bank has not waived. 6.2. Authority, No Conflict, No Consent Required, Enforceability. The Borrower represents and warrants that it has the power, legal right, and authority to enter into this Amendment and has duly authorized as appropriate the execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other agreements and documents (collectively, the “Amendment Documents”) executed and delivered by the Borrower in connection therewith by proper corporate action, and none of the Amendment Documents and the agreements therein contravenes or constitutes a default under any agreement, instrument, or indenture to which the Borrower is a party or a signatory, any provision of the Borrower’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, or any other agreement or requirement of law, or results in the imposition of any Lien on any of its property under any agreement binding on or applicable to the Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Bank. The Borrower represents and warrants that no consent, approval, or authorization of or registration or declaration with any Person, including but not limited to any governmental authority, is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Amendment Documents or other agreements and documents executed and delivered by the Borrower in connection therewith or the performance of obligations of the Borrower therein described, except for those that the Borrower has obtained or provided and as to which the Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing each such action to the Bank. The Borrower represents and warrants that the Amendment Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, subject to limitations as to
enforceability which might result from bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to limitations on the availability of equitable remedies. 6.3. No Adverse Claim. The Borrower warrants, acknowledges, and agrees that no events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof that would give the Borrower a basis to assert a defense, offset, or counterclaim to any claim of the Bank with respect to the Obligations. Section 7. Affirmation of Credit Agreement, Further References. The Bank and the Borrower each acknowledge and affirm that the Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms, conditions, and provisions of the

 
5 Credit Agreement, except as amended by this Amendment, shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. All references in any document or instrument to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Section 8. Merger and Integration, Superseding Effect. This Amendment, from and after the date hereof, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and has merged into this Amendment all prior oral and written agreements on the same subjects by and between the parties hereto with the effect that this Amendment shall control with respect to the specific subjects hereof and thereof. Section 9. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents and any other statement, instrument, or transaction contemplated thereby or relating thereto shall be interpreted so as to be effective, valid, and enforceable under the applicable law of any jurisdiction, but if any provision of this Amendment, the other Amendment Documents, or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated thereby or relating thereto is held to be prohibited, invalid, or unenforceable under the applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective in such jurisdiction only to the extent of such prohibition, invalidity, or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Amendment, the other Amendment Documents, or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated thereby or relating thereto in such jurisdiction, or affecting the effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Section 10. Successors. The Amendment Documents shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Bank, and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Bank, and the Bank’s successors and assigns. Section 11. Legal Expenses. As provided in Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Bank, upon execution of this Amendment, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Bank, including filing and recording costs and fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Bank and/or the allocated costs of in- house counsel incurred from time to time, in connection with the Credit Agreement, including in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, collection, and enforcement of the Amendment Documents and all other documents negotiated, prepared, and executed in connection with the Amendment Documents,
and in enforcing the obligations of the Borrower under the Amendment Documents, and to pay and save the Bank harmless from all liability for any stamp or other taxes that may be payable with respect to the execution or delivery of the Amendment Documents, which obligations of the Borrower shall survive any termination of the Credit Agreement. Section 12. Headings. The headings of various sections of this Amendment have been inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Amendment. Section 13. Counterparts. The Amendment Documents may be executed in several counterparts as deemed necessary or convenient, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, provided that all such counterparts shall be regarded as one and the same document.

 
6 Section 14. Governing Law. THE AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS, THEIR HOLDING COMPANIES, AND THEIR AFFILIATES. Section 15. Acknowledgement and Release. IN ORDER TO INDUCE THE BANK TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT, THE BORROWER: (A) REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO THE BANK THAT NO EVENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND NO CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST AT THE DATE HEREOF WHICH WOULD GIVE THE BORROWER THE RIGHT TO ASSERT A DEFENSE, OFFSET OR COUNTERCLAIM TO ANY CLAIM BY THE BANK FOR PAYMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS; AND (B) HEREBY RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES THE BANK AND ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND PARTICIPANTS FROM ANY AND ALL ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, SUITS, PROCEEDINGS, DEBTS, SUMS OF MONEY, COVENANTS, CONTRACTS, CONTROVERSIES, CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHICH THE BORROWER EVER HAD OR NOW HAS AGAINST THE BANK OR ANY OF ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR PARTICIPANTS BY VIRTUE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE BORROWER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. [The next page is the signature page.]

 
[Signature page to Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date and year first above written. MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: s:/ CHARLES N. FUNK Name: Charles N. Funk Title: Chief Executive Officer U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: s:/ WILLIAM P. DORAN Name: William P. Doran Title: Vice President

 
B-1 EXHIBIT B TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SEVENTH AMENDMENT THERETO FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE See attached.

 
B-2 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE For use from and after December 11, 2020 To: U.S. Bank National Association: THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT: (1) I am the duly elected chief financial officer of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (the “Borrower”); (2) I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 2015, between the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the Attachment hereto; (3) The examination described in paragraph (2) did not disclose, and I have no knowledge, whether arising out of such examinations or otherwise, of the existence of any condition or event that constitutes, a Default or an Event of Default (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement) during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Attachment hereto or as of the date of this Certificate, except as described below (or on a separate attachment to this Certificate). The exceptions, listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed, and the action the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event, are as follows: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ The foregoing certification, together with the computations in the Attachment hereto and any financial statement or call report delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this ___ day of __________, ______ pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement. MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: ______________________________ Name______________________________ Title: ______________________________

 
B-3 ATTACHMENT TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE AS OF ______________, ____WHICH PERTAINS TO THE PERIOD FROM ________________, ______ TO ________________, _______ Sections identified below are Sections of the Credit Agreement, to which reference should be made for a complete description of requirements. Section 6.14 Non-Performing Loans and OREO to Tangible Capital of the Subsidiary Banks, on a combined basis (Maximum: 16.00% as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2015 and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter until December 31, 2018, to be greater than 16.00%, and as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending from and after March 31, 2019, to be greater than 15.00 %.) % Section 6.15 The Loan Loss Reserves of the Subsidiary Bank, on a combined basis to Non-Performing Loans of the Subsidiary Banks, on a combined basis (Minimum: 60.00 % as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter) % Section 6.16 Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of the combined Subsidiary Banks % (Minimum: 11.00 % as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020 and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter) Section 6.17 Each Subsidiary Bank [is] / [is not] “well capitalized.” [The following Subsidiary Bank(s) [is/are] not “well capitalized: .] Section 6.18 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Borrower (Minimum: 1.25 to 1.0) to 1.0

 
MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 1. Purpose. The purpose of this MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to enable selected key officers of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., an Iowa corporation (the “Company”), and its affiliates to elect to defer all or a portion of the compensation payable in cash by the Company or an affiliate on account of service as an employee and to provide a mechanism for the Company to provide additional retirement benefits for certain employees. The Plan shall be an unfunded plan for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA, and is maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. 2. Effective Date. The Plan was originally effective as of November 1, 2015. This amended and restated Plan is effective as of December 15, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). 3. Plan Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee has the sole authority to select the individuals, from among those eligible, who may participate under the Plan, and to establish all other participation requirements. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan and may from time to time adopt such rules, regulations, forms and agreements, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as it deems advisable to carry out the Plan. Any decision made by the Committee under the Plan in its sole discretion shall be final and binding on the Participants involved and all other individuals. The Committee shall have the authority to delegate ministerial duties under the Plan to officers or employees of the Company or to third party service providers, as it deems appropriate. The Committee shall have the authority to engage advisors as need be to carry out its duties under the Plan and the Company shall ensure appropriate funding for such as advisors, as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Committee. 4. Eligibility and Participation (a) Eligibility. Any key officer of the Company or an affiliate may be designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan; provided, however, that employees eligible for designation shall be limited to a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. (b) Participation. Any eligible key officer shall be a “Participant” as of the date designated by the Committee, and his or her status as a Participant shall continue until the date on which all
payments due under the terms of the Plan have been made. 5. Election to Defer Income (a) In General. To the extent permitted by the Committee, for any particular Plan Year or particular Participant, a Participant may be given the opportunity to make an irrevocable election (“Election”) to defer receipt of all or a portion of the compensation otherwise earned or payable to the Participant in cash (“Income”); provided, however, the maximum amount of eligible compensation permitted to be deferred in any particular calendar year shall be 75% of such compensation. Income with respect to which an Election has been made (and has not been revoked) shall be referred to hereinafter as “Deferred Income.”

 
2 (b) Timing of Elections. An Election to defer receipt of Income under the Plan shall be in writing and properly filed with the Company based upon procedures and deadlines established by the Committee, as may be reflected in the applicable Election, but in no event later than the following, as applicable: (i) The last business day of the calendar year preceding the year in which the Income is earned, or such earlier time as established by the Committee; or (ii) 30 days after the respective Participant first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan; provided that Income with respect to which the Election is made only relates to services performed after the date of the Election; and provided, further, that if the Participant was eligible to participate in any account balance plans sponsored by the Company or an affiliate (as contemplated in the plan aggregation rules under Code Section 409A) prior to becoming eligible to participate in the Plan, the initial deferral election under the Plan shall not be effective until the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant became eligible to participate in the Plan. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, all Elections shall continue in effect until the Participant delivers to the Company a written modification of an Election or a written revocation of an Election. Absent revocation of an Election, the Election shall automatically apply to each subsequent calendar year. (c) Modification of Election. Modifications to existing Elections that change the timing or method of payment shall be subject to the following: (i) The revised Election must be filed at least 12 months before the original distribution date; (ii) The distribution date for the re-deferred amounts is at least five years later than the original distribution date; (iii) The revised Election will not take effect for at least 12 months after the re- deferral election is made. For purposes of the Plan, all payments, including installment payments, shall be treated as separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. (d) Revocation of Election. In the case of an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant’s Election, if any, shall be cancelled as required under Code Section 409A. 6. Record and Crediting of Deferred Amounts (a) Deferred Income Account. The Company shall credit the amount of any Deferred Income to a memorandum account on the Company’s or applicable affiliate’s financial books and records for the benefit of the Participant (“Deferred Income Account”) no later than the last day of the calendar quarter in which such Income would otherwise have been paid to the Participant. Participants shall be fully vested at all times in
their Deferred Income Account including any Deferred Income and earnings thereon. (b) Investment Earnings or Losses. (i) General. Each Participant’s Deferred Income Account shall be adjusted for earnings or losses based on the prime rate of interest as published in The Wall Street Journal (U.S.

 
3 Edition), plus one percent, for January 2 (or, if not a business day, the next following business day) of the calendar year for which earnings or losses are being calculated. Earnings and losses shall be computed on each Valuation Date. (ii) Lump Sum Payment. In the case of a Participant whose benefit will be paid in the form of a lump sum, earnings and losses shall also be computed through the payment date, where the payment date is other than the Valuation Date, in accordance with any reasonable administrative practice or policy as may be adopted by the Company from time to time. (iii) Installment Payments. In the case of a Participant whose benefit will be paid in a series of annual installments, earnings and losses shall also be computed through the payment date of the final installment payment, where such payment date is other than the Valuation Date, in accordance with any reasonable administrative practice or policy as may be adopted by the Company from time to time. (iv) Specified Employee. If a Participant is determined, in accordance with Section 13(l)(ii) and applicable provisions of Code Section 409A or the Treasury Regulations thereunder, to be a Specified Employee subject to a six-month delay of any payment hereunder, any amounts subject to such six-month payment delay shall also be credited with earnings and losses for such six-month period. Any such earnings and losses shall be computed through the payment date in accordance with any reasonable administrative practice or policy as may be adopted by the Company from time to time. (c) Nature of Deferred Income Accounts. Deferred Income Accounts are not actually invested in any fund or account that is credited with earnings at any rate and Participants do not have any real or beneficial ownership in any such fund or account. Deferred Income Accounts are solely a device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to the Participant pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan and shall not constitute or be treated as a trust fund of any kind. (d) Value and Statement of Deferred Income Accounts. The Company shall provide each Participant with a statement of the activity in, and value of, the Participant’s Deferred Income Account, at least annually. 7. Payment of Deferred Income Accounts (a) In General. No withdrawals or payments shall be made from the Deferred Income Accounts except as provided in this Section 7 or, following a Change in Control, as set forth in Section 8. (b) Payment Events. Subject to Section 7(c) and Section 13(l), a Deferred Income Account shall be payable commencing on the first day of the month following the occurrence of a
Payment Event. A “Payment Event” shall be the earliest of the following to occur: (i) The Participant’s Separation from Service; (ii) The Participant’s death or Disability; or (iii) A date certain, as may be specified in the Election, if applicable. (c) Manner of Payment. At the time a Participant files his or her initial Election under the Plan, the Participant may make an Election, consistent with Section 5, to receive a distribution of the Participant’s Deferred Income Account in either a single payment or in a series of five or 10 annual installments; if the Participant elects installment payments, the amount of each installment payment shall be a fraction of the value of the Participant’s Deferred Income Account, determined as of the Valuation

 
4 Date preceding the date of the installment payment (except as otherwise provided under Section 6(b)), the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of installments elected minus the number of installments previously paid. If no Election is made in accordance with this Section 7(c), distribution of the Participant’s Deferred Income Account shall be made in a single payment on the first day of the month following the occurrence of a Payment Event. For purposes of the Plan, all payments, including installment payments, shall be treated as separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. (d) Hardship Distributions. Subject to Section 5(c) above, the Committee, whether or not a Payment Event has occurred, may accelerate payment of amounts credited to a Participant’s Deferred Income Account if requested by the Participant and if the requirements of this Section 7(d) are met. Such acceleration may occur only in the event of an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, and the amount of any distribution shall be limited to the amount deemed reasonably necessary to satisfy such Unforeseeable Financial Emergency. (e) Death or Disability of Participant. In the event that a Participant shall die or become Disabled at any time prior to complete distribution of all amounts payable to the Participant under the provisions of the Plan, the unpaid balance of the Participant’s Deferred Income Account shall be paid to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in a lump sum within 90 days following the Participant’s death or Disability, unless the Participant has elected on a properly and timely filed Election to have such amounts distributed in either five or 10 annual installments. (f) Tax Withholding and Reporting. The Company may withhold any taxes that are required to be withheld from the benefits provided under the Plan. The Company’s sole liability regarding taxes shall be to forward any amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing authorities and to satisfy all applicable reporting requirements. (g) Limited Cashouts. The Company may accelerate payment of a Participant’s vested Deferred Income Account to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount in the Participant’s Deferred Income Account does not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Code Section 402(g)(1)(B), (ii) the payment results in the termination of the Participant’s entire interest in the Plan and any plans that are aggregated with the Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c)(2), and (iii) the Company’s decision to cash out the Participant’s Deferred Income Account is evidenced in writing no later than the date of
payment. 8. Effect of Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entire unpaid balance of each Deferred Income Account shall be distributed in a single lump sum to the Participant as of the effective date of the Change in Control. 9. Beneficiaries. (a) Automatic Beneficiary. Unless a Participant has designated a Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 9(b), the Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the person or persons in the first of the following classes in which there are any survivors of such Participant or former Participant: (i) Spouse at the time of the Participant’s death; (ii) Issue, per stirpes; (iii) Parents; or (iv) Executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate.

 
5 (b) Designated Beneficiary or Beneficiaries. A Participant may sign a document prescribed by the Committee designating a “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” to receive any benefit payable under the Plan and shall provide such document to the Committee. In the event a Participant dies at a time when a designation is on file that does not dispose of the total benefit distributable under the Plan, then the portion of such benefit distributable on behalf of said Participant, the disposition of which was not determined by the deceased’s designation, shall be distributed to a Beneficiary determined under Section 9(a). Any ambiguity in a Beneficiary designation shall be resolved by the Committee. 10. Unsecured Obligations (a) Unsecured Obligations. The obligation of the Company to make payments under the Plan shall be a general obligation of the Company, and such payments shall be made from general assets and property of the Company. The Company shall not be obligated to set aside, earmark, or escrow any funds or other assets to satisfy its obligations under the Plan. In the event that the Participant is employed by an affiliate of the Company, the obligation to the Participant under the Plan shall be that of such affiliate and not the Company; accordingly, in such circumstances, references to the Company herein may be references to such affiliate. Where the obligation to make payments under the Plan is that of an affiliate of the Company, the Company shall not be a guarantor of such obligation, nor shall any other affiliate of the Company be such a guarantor. Where the Participant is employed by the Company or an affiliate and one or more other affiliates of the Company, the obligation to make payments under the Plan with respect to such Participant shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the allocation of the compensation expense among the Company and the affiliates for such Participant. The Participant’s relationship to the Company under the Plan shall be that of a general unsecured creditor only and neither the Plan nor any agreement entered into hereunder or action taken pursuant hereto shall create or be construed to create a trust or fiduciary relationship of any kind. The Company may establish an irrevocable grantor trust for purposes of holding and investing the balances of the Deferred Income Accounts but such establishment shall not create any rights in or against any amount so held. (b) Investments. In its sole discretion, the Company may acquire insurance policies, annuities or other financial vehicles for the purpose of providing future assets of the Company to meet its anticipated liabilities under the Plan. Such policies, annuities or other
investments shall at all times be and remain unrestricted general property and assets of the Company or property of a trust. Participants and Beneficiaries shall have no rights, other than as general unsecured creditors, with respect to such policies, annuities or other acquired assets. 11. Claims Administration (a) Claims Procedure. A Participant or Beneficiary (for purposes of this Section 11, a “claimant”) who has not received benefits under the Plan that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as set forth below. (i) Initiation – Written Claim. The claimant may initiate a claim by submitting to the Company a written claim for benefits. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the claimant, the claim shall be made within 60 days after such notice was received by the claimant; all other claims shall be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim shall state with particularity the determination desired by the claimant. (ii) Timing of Company Response. The Company shall respond to such claimant within 90 days (45 days for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the claim. If the Company determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Company can extend the response period by an additional 90 days (45 days for a claim based on Disability) by notifying

 
6 the claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial 90-day period (45-day period for a claim based on Disability), that an additional period is required. The notice of extension shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Company expects to render its decision. (iii) Notice of Decision. If the Company denies part or all of the claim, the Company shall notify the claimant in writing of such denial. The Company shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notification shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional information or material necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is needed; (iv) an explanation of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; and (v) a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review. (b) Review Procedure. If the Company denies part or all of the claim, the claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Company of the denial as set forth below. (i) Initiation – Written Request. To initiate the review, the claimant shall file with the Company a written request for review within 60 days (180 days for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the Company’s notice of denial. (ii) Additional Submissions – Information Access. The claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Company shall provide the claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claimant’s claim for benefits. (iii) Considerations on Review. In considering the review, the Company shall take into account all materials and information the claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. (iv) Timing of Company Response. The Company shall respond in writing to such claimant within 60 days (45 days for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the request for review. If the Company determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Company may extend the response period by an additional 60 days (45 days for a claim based on Disability) by notifying the claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial 60-day period (45-day
period for a claim based on Disability), that an additional period is required. The notice of extension shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Company expects to render its decision. (v) Notice of Decision. The Company shall notify the claimant in writing of its decision on review. The Company shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notification shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based; (iii) a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and (iv) a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA. (c) Designation. The Company may designate any other person of its choosing to make any determination otherwise required under this Section.

 
7 (d) Legal Action. A claimant’s compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section is a mandatory prerequisite to a claimant’s right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under the Plan. 12. Amendment and Termination (a) Amendment. The Committee may at any time amend the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment shall decrease any amount then credited to the Deferred Income Accounts. (b) Company’s Right to Terminate. Although the Company anticipates that it will continue the Plan for an indefinite period of time, there is no guarantee that the Company will continue the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at some time in the future. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted pursuant to Code Section 409A, the Company reserves the right to discontinue its sponsorship of the Plan or to terminate the Plan, in accordance with applicable requirements of Code Section 409A, at any time with respect to any or all of the Participants by action of the Board. 13. Miscellaneous (a) Non-Assignability. No right to receive payments under the provisions of the Plan shall be transferable or assignable by a Participant, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during his or her lifetime payment may only be received by the Participant or his or her legal representative or guardian. (b) Incapacity. If the Committee determines that any Participant or other person entitled to payments under the Plan is incompetent by reason of physical or mental disability and is consequently unable to give a valid receipt for payments made hereunder, or is a minor, the Committee may order the payments becoming due to such person to be made to another person for the Participant’s benefit, without responsibility on the part of the Committee to follow the application of amounts so paid. Payments made pursuant to this Section shall completely discharge the Company with respect to such payments. (c) Independence of Plan. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Plan shall be independent of, and in addition to, any other benefit agreement or plan of the Company or any rights that may exist from time to time thereunder. (d) No Employment Rights Created. The Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract conferring upon any Participant the right to remain employed by the Company or any affiliate for any period of time. (e) Responsibility for Legal Effect. Neither the Company, its affiliates or the Board or Committee, nor any officer, member, director, employee, delegate or agent of any of them, makes any representations or warranties, express or implied, or assumes any responsibility
concerning the legal, tax, or other implications or effects of the Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company nor its affiliates shall have any liability for the tax liability that a Participant may incur resulting from participation in the Plan or the payment of benefits hereunder. (f) Limitation of Sponsor Liability. Any right or authority exercisable by the Company, pursuant to any provision of the Plan, shall be exercised in the Company’s capacity as sponsor of the Plan, or on behalf of the Company in such capacity, and not in a fiduciary capacity, and may be exercised without the approval or consent of any person in a fiduciary capacity. Neither the Company, nor

 
8 any of its respective officers, members, directors, employees, agents or delegates, shall have any liability to any party for its exercise of any such right or authority. (g) Successors. The terms and conditions of the Plan shall inure to the benefit of and bind the Company, and its successors, the Participants, their Beneficiaries and the heirs and personal representatives of the Participants and their Beneficiaries. (h) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of the Plan and the performance of the obligations imposed by the Plan shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Iowa applicable to agreements made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of laws. (i) Construction. In the Plan, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including,” and the words “to,” “until” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day are based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to articles, sections and exhibits (and the like) are to articles, sections and exhibits (and the like) in the Plan; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to the Plan as a whole; (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings appearing in the Plan have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of the Plan, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of the Plan and (k) all accounting terms not specifically
defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. (j) Severability. In the event that any provision or term of the Plan, or any agreement or instrument required hereunder, is determined by a judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative body to be void or not enforceable for any reason, all other provisions or terms of the Plan or such agreement or instrument shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforceable as if such void or nonenforceable provision, term, agreement or instrument had never been a part of the Plan, except as to the extent the Committee determines such result would have been contrary to the intent of the Company in establishing and maintaining the Plan. (k) Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless any employee, officer or director of the Company for all acts taken or omitted in carrying out the responsibilities of the Company, Board or Committee under the terms of the Plan or other responsibilities imposed upon such individual by law. This indemnification for all such acts taken or omitted is intentionally broad, but shall not provide indemnification for any civil penalty that may be imposed by law, nor shall it provide indemnification for embezzlement or diversion of Plan funds for the benefit of any such individual. The Company shall indemnify any such individual for expenses of defending an action by a Participant, Beneficiary, service provider, government entity or other person, including all legal fees and other costs of such defense. The Company shall also reimburse any such individual for any monetary recovery in a successful action against such individual in any federal or state court or arbitration. In addition, if a claim

 
9 is settled out of court with the concurrence of the Company, the Company shall indemnify any such individual for any monetary liability under any such settlement, and the expenses thereof. Such indemnification shall not be provided to any person who is not a present or former employee, officer or director of the Company. (l) Compliance with Section 409A. (i) To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Company would subject a Participant to liability for interest or additional taxes under Code Section 409A, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Company. It is intended that the Plan comply with Code Section 409A, and the Plan shall be administered accordingly and interpreted and construed on a basis consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no termination or similar payments or benefits shall be payable hereunder on account of a Participant’s termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. This Section 13 shall not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect for benefits under the Plan and the Company does not guarantee that any such benefits will satisfy the provisions of Code Section 409A or any other Code provision. Distributions made to a Participant under the Plan in error shall be returned to the Company and shall not create a legally binding right to such distributions. (ii) If, as of the effective date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, the Participant is a Specified Employee, then, to the extent required pursuant to Code Section 409A, payment of any portion of the Participant’s Deferred Income Account that would otherwise have been paid to the Participant during the six-month period following the Participant’s Separation from Service shall be delayed until the date that is six months and one day following Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. Any portion of the Deferred Income Account that was not otherwise due to be paid during the six-month period following the Participant’s Separation from Service shall be paid to the Participant in accordance with the respective payment schedule set forth under the Plan, or the applicable Election. 14. Definitions (a) “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (b) “Beneficiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(b). (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. (d) “Change in Control” means: (i) the consummation of the acquisition by any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the
1934 Act) of “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of more than fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the Company; or (ii) the individuals who, as of the Effective Date, are members of the Board, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board during a 12-month period, unless the election, or nomination for election by the shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of a majority of the Board, and such new director shall, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Board; or

 
10 (iii) the consummation by the Company of: (A) a merger or consolidation if the shareholders immediately before such merger or consolidation, as a result of such merger or consolidation, own, directly or indirectly, less than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the entity resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the combined voting power of the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately before such merger or consolidation; or (B) a complete liquidation or dissolution or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. Notwithstanding any provision in this definition to the contrary, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company are acquired by (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one (1) or more employee benefit plans maintained for employees of the Company or an affiliate or (B) any corporation that, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders in the same proportion as their ownership of stock immediately prior to such acquisition. Further notwithstanding any provision in this definition to the contrary, in the event that any amount or benefit under the Plan constitutes deferred compensation and the settlement of or distribution of such amount or benefit is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the Change in Control also constituting a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A. (e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (f) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board. (g) “Disability” or “Disabled” means (i) the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident or health plan covering employees of the Company. (h) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (i) “Plan Year” means the calendar year. (j) “Separation from Service” has the meaning set
forth in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) including the default presumptions thereunder. (k) “Specified Employee” means any Participant who is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company based upon the 12-month period ending on each December 31st (such 12-month period is referred to below as the “identification period”). All Participants who are determined to be key employees during the identification period shall be treated as Specified Employees for purposes of the Plan during the 12-month period that begins on April 1st following the close of such identification period. For purposes of determining whether an individual is a key employee, “compensation” shall mean such individual’s W-2 compensation as reported by the Company for a particular calendar year.

 
11 (l) “Unforeseeable Financial Emergency” means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s beneficiary or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)); (ii) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty; or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as determined by the Committee and in accordance with Code Section 409A. (m) “Valuation Date” means each December 31. (n) “Voting Securities” means any securities that ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of directors without the happening of any precondition or contingency. * * * * * IN WITNESS WHEREOF, as of the Effective Date, the Company has caused this Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan to be executed by the undersigned. MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: Tracy McCormick Chair, Compensation Committee

 
Subsidiaries of the Company
MidWestOne Bank
MidWestOne Statutory Trust II
Central Bancshares Capital Trust II
Barron Investment Capital Trust I
ATBancorp Statutory Trust I
ATBancorp Statutory Trust II

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Organized Under the Laws of
State of Iowa
State of Delaware
State of Delaware
State of Delaware
State of Delaware
State of Delaware

Percent Owned by the Company
100%
100% of common securities
100% of common securities
100% of common securities
100% of common securities
100% of common securities

Exhibit 21.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23.1

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-232705, 333-207659 and 333-206473) on Form S-3 and Registration Statements (Nos. 333-217718 and 333-
149914) on Form S-8 of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries, of our reports dated March 11, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements, and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year
ended December 31, 2020.

/s/ RSM US LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
March 11, 2021

Exhibit 31.1

I, Charles N. Funk, Chief Executive Officer of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., certify that:

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

1)

2)

3)

4)

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual Report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)

b)

c)

d)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those  entities,  particularly
during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and

5)

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)

b)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

any  fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant's  internal  control  over
financial reporting.

/s/ CHARLES N. FUNK
Charles N. Funk
Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 11, 2021

 
 
Exhibit 31.2

I, Barry S. Ray, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., certify that:

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

1)

2)

3)

4)

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual Report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)

b)

c)

d)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those  entities,  particularly
during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and

5)

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)

b)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

any  fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant's  internal  control  over
financial reporting.

/s/ BARRY S. RAY
Barry S. Ray
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 11, 2021

 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Exhibit 32.1

In connection with the Annual Report of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the “Report”), I, Charles N. Funk, the Chief Executive Officer of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(a)

(b)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

/s/ CHARLES N. FUNK
Charles N. Funk
Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 11, 2021

This certification accompanies this Form 10-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section.

 
 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Exhibit 32.2

In connection with the Annual Report of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof  (the  “Report”),  I,  Barry  S.  Ray,  Senior  Executive  Vice  President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  MidWestOne Financial  Group,  Inc.,  certify,  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(a)

(b)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

/s/ BARRY S. RAY
Barry S. Ray
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 11, 2021

This certification accompanies this Form 10-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section.