Midland States Bancorp Completes Acquisition of Deposits and Loans of Two FNBC Bank & Trust Locations in Northern Illinois

EFFINGHAM, Ill., June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSBI) (the “Company” or “Midland”) today announced the completion of its branch purchase and assumption of deposits and certain loans and other assets associated with FNBC Bank and Trust’s (“FNBC”) branches in Mokena and Yorkville, Illinois. Midland will continue to operate the Mokena branch location, while the Yorkville branch has been closed by FNBC. Customers of FNBC’s Yorkville branch are now able to utilize Midland’s existing branch in the same city.

Through this transaction, Midland acquired approximately $83 million of deposits and approximately $17 million of loans. Midland expects the transaction to be slightly accretive to earnings on an immediate basis.

Jeffrey G. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Midland States Bancorp, said, “We are pleased to welcome our new customers and offer them our wide array of banking and wealth management products and services, delivered with a high level of personalized service. One of our key initiatives in 2022 is to expand our business development efforts in the greater Chicagoland area, and we have seen good initial results. Acquiring this Mokena branch should help us to further our business development momentum in this comparatively faster growing market.”

About Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, and is the sole shareholder of Midland States Bank. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had total assets of approximately $7.34 billion, and its Wealth Management Group had assets under administration of approximately $4.04 billion. Midland provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services and business equipment financing, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, insurance and financial planning services. For additional information, visit https://www.midlandsb.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/midland-states-bank.

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Douglas J. Tucker, Sr. V.P., Corporate Counsel, at dtucker@midlandsb.com or (217) 342-7321