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Our team is still navigating our Phase I customers through forgiveness and our Phase II customers through applications. Read the recap of the past 12 months of PPP.

What is a community bank? I believe a community bank is a bank that understands its customers' and community's needs and is truly vested in their success. That is because the majority of a community bank's employees, officers, directors, and shareholders live and work in the communities they serve. They are your neighbors and friends, and your success is tied to their success. I am proud to say Community First Bank was one of the community banks that stepped up to the plate during the pandemic and truly put "Community First".

Boscobel, WI-based Community First Bank (CFB) and Madison, WI-based Wisconsin Bank & Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), jointly announced today that they have entered into a purchase and assumption agreement, pursuant to which CFB will acquire the Wisconsin Bank & Trust branch located in Lancaster, Wisconsin and will assume substantially all of the deposits of the branch.

2021 is a very exciting year for Community First Bank – we are celebrating our 150th anniversary!

Community First Bank (CFB) has been recognized atop the Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best-In-State Banks and Credit Unions 2020. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on June 25^th and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website.

Visit us at 600 E Blackhawk Ave to meet Joe, Sara, Darcy, Sam and the rest of the staff eager to serve you in our new location.

Community First Bank has again earned the top 5-Star rating from Bauer Financial, Inc., the nation’s leading independent community bank rating firm and for the first time, the Banky Award from the Institute of Extraordinary Banking.